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How we invest

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In this section, we talk about our investment beliefs and approach and how we invest to grow your retirement savings. 

Our Investment Beliefs

We have eight core investment beliefs that guide and shape how we manage your retirement savings.

Chart

Superior investment performance requires a long-term focus

 
Balanced

Management of adverse market impacts adds value

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Contributions 2

We add value through active management

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My super

Responsible investment adds value

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Investment

Diversification adds value

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Balanced_1

To outperform we will be different at times and difference requires courage

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Shield

Investment is a people business

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Guarantee

Superior returns come from taking a whole of fund perspective

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How we invest your money

We invest your money across different investment markets using a range of asset classes and investment strategies to meet our investment objectives and grow your retirement savings.

Investing across many types of investment markets and asset classes with a wide range of investment strategies takes skill and expertise so Rest appoints specialist investment managers.

How we monitor performance

We appoint/engage a professional investment consultant, JANA, to monitor the performance and capability of all of our investment managers.

Rest’s approach to responsible investing

Rest believes that environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues are important when investing because they represent risks that could influence the performance of our investments over the long term.

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Managing governance issues

Rest supports the work of the Royal Commission and disapproves of the misconduct which has been occurring in the financial services sector.

Governance issues such as those raised before the Royal Commission have an influence on an organisation’s long-term financial performance.

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Rest's Investment Managers

Rest appoints investment managers who have the right skills and expertise to manage your money in the relevant investment markets, asset classes and investment strategies.

We set an investment objective for each of our investment managers who are regularly monitored to deliver the right outcomes for you.

Rest's investment managers are listed below:1

Australian Shares

Allan Gray Australia Pty Ltd
ABN: 48 112 316 168

Cooper Investors Pty Ltd
ABN: 26 100 409 890

Ethical Partners Funds Management Pty Ltd
ABN: 96 623 475 454

First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Ltd
ABN: 89 114 194 311

Greencape Capital Pty Limited
ABN: 98 120 328 529

Macquarie Investment Management Australia Limited
ABN: 55 092 552 611

Macquarie Investment Management Global Limited
ABN: 90 086 159 060

Paradice Investment Management Pty Limited
ABN: 64 090 148 619

Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC
ABN: NA

Internally managed2
ABN: 86 079 706 657

Ubique Asset Management Pty Limited
ABN: 36 150 100 557

Overseas Shares

Artisan Partners Limited Partnership
ABN: NA

Bain Capital Investors LLC
ABN: NA

BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited
ABN: 13 006 165 975

Cooper Investors Pty Ltd
ABN: 26 100 409 890

First State Investments (Hong Kong) Limited
ABN: N/A

GQG Partners LLC
ABN: NA

Hosking Partners LLP
ABN: NA

Longview Partners LLP
ABN: NA

Macquarie Investment Management Australia Limited
ABN: 55 092 552 611

Northcape Capital Pty Limited
ABN: 53 106 390 247

Paradice Investment Management Pty Limited
ABN: 64 090 148 619

Paradice Investment Management LLC
ABN: N/A

Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC
ABN: NA

QIC Private Capital Pty Ltd
ABN: 83 076 279 528

Robeco Hong Kong Limited
ABN: NA

Wellington Management Australia Pty Ltd
ABN: 19 167 091 090

Property

Charter Hall Funds Management Limited
ABN: 31 082 991 786

GPT Funds Management Limited
ABN: 74 115 026 545

Internally managed2
ABN: 86 079 706 657

Greystar Real Estate Partners
ABN: NA

Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC
ABN: NA

QIC Retail Pty Ltd
ABN: 87 076 279 546

Vicinity Funds Management Pty Ltd
ABN: 62 167 606 939

Infrastructure

AMP Capital Investors Limited
ABN: 59 001 777 591

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners P/S
ABN: NA

First Sentier Investors International IM Limited
ABN: NA

Global Infrastructure Management LLC.
ABN: NA

Industry Funds Management Pty Ltd
ABN: 107 247 727

Internally managed2
ABN: 86 079 706 657

I Squared Capital Advisors (US) LLC
ABN: NA

Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (Europe) Limited
ABN: NA

Macquarie Infrastructure Partners INC.
ABN: NA

Melody Investment Advisors LP
ABN: NA

Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC
ABN: NA

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Apollo ST Fund Management LLC
ABN: NA

Barings LLC
ABN: NA

Bain Capital Credit, LP
ABN: NA

Bentham Asset Management Pty Limited
ABN: 92 140 833 674

Macquarie Investment Management Australia Limited
ABN: 55 092 552 611

Internally managed2
ABN: 86 079 706 657

UBS Global Asset Management (Australia) Limited
ABN: 31 003 146 290

Western Asset Management Company Pty Ltd
ABN 41 117 767 923

Wellington Management Australia Pty Ltd
ABN: 19 167 091 090

Cash

First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Ltd
ABN: 89 114 194 311

Macquarie Investment Management Australia Limited
ABN: 55 092 552 611

Internally managed2
ABN: 86 079 706 657

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited
ABN: 11 005 357 522

National Australia Bank Limited
ABN: 12 004 044 937

Alternatives

Hayfin Capital Management LLP
ABN: NA

Internally managed2
ABN: 86 079 706 657

Payden & Rygel Global Limited
ABN: NA

Warakirri Asset Management Pty Limited
ABN: 33 057 529 370

Learn more about our different asset classes:

What we invest in

To see what we've invested your money in, click on the links below for a list of the investment holdings in each option3.

Super - View our investment holdings

Core Strategy

Balanced

Balanced Indexed

Capital Stable

Diversified

High Growth

Sustainable Growth

Cash

Bonds

Shares

Property

Australian Shares

Australian Shares - Indexed

Overseas Shares

Overseas Shares - Indexed

Pension - View our investment holdings

Core Strategy

Balanced

Balanced Indexed

Capital Stable

Diversified

High Growth

Sustainable Growth

Cash

Bonds

Shares

Property

Australian Shares

Australian Shares - Indexed

Overseas Shares

Overseas Shares - Indexed

1 As of 30 September 2021.

2 Internally managed investments are those managed by Rest and members of its group, including Super Investment Management Pty Ltd ABN 86 079 706 657 (Australian Financial Services Licence 240004), a wholly owned company of Rest.
 
3 Please note, the information presented in each list is as at the end of 31 December 2021. The information has been presented in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Corporations Amendment (Portfolio Holdings Disclosure) Regulations 2021. Where the value of an investment is expressed as a percentage of the investment option is provided, we've rounded to two decimal places.