Governance

As a fund run only to profit members, Brighter Super is committed to delivering excellent value so you can enjoy more money in retirement. To achieve this, we need good governance, strong operations and clear accountability.

Our governance framework

Brighter Super has been a complying regulated superannuation fund since 1 July 1995 within the meaning of the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 (the SIS Act). LGIAsuper Trustee (ABN 94 085 088 484) acts as trustee of the fund under the Local Government Act (Qld). LGIAsuper Trustee holds a Responsible Superannuation Entity (RSE) Licence (RSE Licence number L0000178).

Brighter Super is governed by a Trust Deed, which outlines our governing rules (and consolidates any amending or supplemental Trust Deed).

Reports, policies and guides

Brighter Super has developed a range of policies to guide our governance practices. As part of our commitment to transparency, we also publish reports and guides about our fund’s performance, products and operations.

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Who runs Brighter Super?

LGIAsuper Trustee is responsible for managing Brighter Super in the best interests of members.

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Remuneration arrangements

Brighter Super's goal is to provide members with high quality, low cost superannuation services to help them achieve their retirement goals. To provide these services LGIAsuper Trustee must attract and retain quality staff. Brighter Super's remuneration strategy aims to achieve this.

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Annual reports

If you want to know who’s looking after your financial future and how, our annual reports are a great place to start. They also include the fund’s financial statements.

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Significant event notices

You can rely on Brighter Super for clear and honest communication. We'll let you know about any material changes to our fund, including any changes that might affect your retirement savings.

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Investment activities

The Board of Directors is responsible for investing your money to help build your retirement savings. We work with expert asset consultants to select well known and trusted professional investment managers who each have a specific area of expertise.

Our directors work with expert asset consultants to select trusted and professional investment managers who are then delegated the primary responsibility of investing your money to produce solid, long-term returns. Proxy voting is available to our appointed investment managers to help them achieve their investment objectives.

External service providers

Brighter Super employs a range of external service providers to help the fund run efficiently and meet all service standards. To help the fund run efficiently and provide maximum value to members, Brighter Super outsources some services.

Role/service outsourced	Service provider	ABN
Actuarial advice	Willis Towers Watson	98 112 435 079
Administrator	Tech Mahindra TAL Life Limited	15 092 511 558 70 050 109 450
Asset consulting	JANA	97 006 717 568
Audit - external	PwC	52 780 433 757
Audit - internal	Deloitte	74 490 121 060
Custodian	National Australia Bank Limited (NAB Asset Servicing)	12 004 044 937
Group life insurer	TAL Zurich Australia Limited	70 050 109 450 92 000 010 195
Investment management¹	Alphinity Investment Management Pty Ltd Altis Property Partners ANZ Bank Bell Asset Management Limited DNR Capital Pty Ltd First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Ltd Franklin Templeton Australia Limited Greencape Capital Pty Ltd HarbourVest Partners L.P IFM Investors Pty Ltd LGT Capital Partners (Ireland) Limited Longview Partners (Guernsey) Limited Macquarie Investment Management Global Limited Oaktree Capital Management L.P Palisade Investment Partners Payden & Rygel Global Limted Pendal Institutional Limited PIMCO Australia Pty Limited Plato Investment Management Limited QIC Limited Resolution Capital Limited Robeco Hong Kong Limited Royal London Asset Management Limited ROC Capital Pty Limited Sustainable Growth Advisers TAL Life Limited	12 140 833 709 132 761 338 11 005 357 522 84 092 278 647 72 099 071 637 89 114 194 311 76 004 835 849 98 120 328 529 n/a 67 107 247 727 n/a n/a 94 085 088 484 n/a 32 124 326 361 n/a 17 126 390 627 54 084 280 508 77 120 730 136 95 942 373 762 50 108 584 167 50 436 122 863 n/a 37 167 858 764 80 120 179 419 70 050 109 450
Information services and technology	Tech Mahindra	15 092 511 558
Legal advisors	Ashurst CNM Legal Corrs Chambers Westgarth Jones Day Mills Oakley	75 304 286 095 89 498 731 012 89 690 832 091 59 206 613 356 25 894 617 673
Tax advisors	PwC	52 780 433 757
Trustee Insurance broker	Bluebook Insurance Brokers	18 623 039 707
Financial advice services	ESI Financial Services Pty Ltd (who engage Link Advice and Industry Fund Services)	93 101 428 782

1. These investment managers represent only those who have been delegated ('outsourced') the responsibility to invest on the fund's behalf. For more information see our Investment managers & top holdings page.

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