Steve Bracks has signalled his intention to step down as chair of Cbus this September to pursue a Federal Government appointment as Australian-Consulate general in the US.
Bracks joined the board in early 2009 and helped successfully navigate the fund through a period of uncertainty, Cbus chief executive David Atkin said.
Bracks has also been the director of Cbus property was a former premier of Victoria.
The fund has built its infrastructure and property assets under Bracks including the recent 99 year lease of Port Botany and Port Kembla, the Port of Brisbane and Manchester Airport.
The industry fund will announce a replacement prior to Bracks official resignation.
Jim Chalmers has defended changes to the Future Fund’s mandate, referring to himself as a “big supporter” of the sovereign wealth fund, amid fierce opposition from the Coalition, which has pledged to reverse any changes if it wins next year’s election.
In a new review of the country’s largest fund, a research house says it’s well placed to deliver attractive returns despite challenges.
Chant West analysis suggests super could be well placed to deliver a double-digit result by the end of the calendar year.
Specific valuation decisions made by the $88 billion fund at the beginning of the pandemic were “not adequate for the deteriorating market conditions”, according to the prudential regulator.