Alistair Barker promoted to Head of Asset Allocation, Investments at AustralianSuper
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Alistair Barker, Head of Asset Allocation, Investments, AustralianSuper
February 2023
GII congratulates Alistair Barker on his promotion to Head of Asset Allocation, Investments as AustralianSuper.
AustralianSuper is the largest superannuation fund in Australia and one of the top 40 pension funds globally, with about AU$260 billion in assets under management, which it invests on behalf of 2.7 million members.
Alistair joined AustralianSuper in 2008 and is a member of the leadership team of the Fund’s Investment Department. Most recently, he was the Head of Total Portfolio Management. In this role he was responsible for the asset allocation and investment portfolio strategy of the fund’s diversified portfolios, and the oversight of key investment parameters such as return objectives, performance, risk, liquidity and cost.
He has over 20 years of investing experience in funds management, from direct investing through to high-level strategy and asset allocation. Prior to joining AustralianSuper, Alistair was an Investment Director Hastings Funds Management, where he was responsible for portfolio construction, and the execution a range of infrastructure and other private market investments. He also served as a company director on a number of investee companies.
Alistair is a Visiting Scholar at Stanford University in the United States. Alistair also holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Honors in both Finance and Actuarial Studies) from the University of Melbourne, and is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries of Australia.
We wish Alistair all the best in his new role and continued success to the team at AustralianSuper.
