Custodian, advisors & managers
The appointment of specialist investment advisers & managers provides our members with access to some of the most experienced leaders in the market.
Investment custodian, advisors & managers
BNP Paribas
BNP Paribas Securities Services (ABN 87 149 440 291), a wholly owned subsidiary of the BNP Paribas Group, has been legalsuper’s custodian since November 2010. BNP Paribas is a leading global custodian and securities services provider. They provide multi-asset post-trade and asset servicing solutions for buy and sell-side market participants, corporates and issuers.
With local expertise in 36 countries and a global reach covering 90+ markets, their network is one of the most extensive in the industry, enabling clients to maximise their investment opportunities worldwide. For legalsuper, BNP Paribas provides safe custody services, calculates unit prices of investment options, and provides investment performance reporting and analysis.
Investment advisors
legalsuper has engaged a range of investment advisors to provide the Investment Committee and the Board of legalsuper with advice and guidance on investments.
| Name | ABN |
| Frontier Advisors Pty Ltd | 21 074 287 406 |
| Bfinance Australia Pty Ltd | 83 609 947 677 |
| BCA Research Inc | - |
| Zenith Investment Partners Pty Ltd | 27 103 132 672 |
| Towers Watson Australia Pty Ltd | 45 002 415 349 |
Investment managers
Thirty-three specialist investment managers have been appointed* to manage the assets invested with legalsuper. In making these appointments, the Board has regard to the advice of its investment advisors. Investment managers at 30 April 2022 were:
| Name | ABN |
| Acorn Capital Limited | 51 082 694 531 |
| Aikya Investment Management Limited | - |
| AllianceBernstein Investment Management Australia Limited | 58 007 212 606 |
| American Century Investment Management (AU) Pty Ltd | 26 623 758 672 |
| Ancala Partners LLP | - |
| Artesian Venture Partners Pty Ltd | 58 112 089 488 |
| Barwon Investment Partners Pty Ltd | 19 116 012 009 |
| BlueBay Asset Management LLP | - |
| ClearBridge Investments Limited | 84 119 339 052 |
| Dexus Funds Management Ltd | 24 060 920 783 |
| First Sentier Investors (Australia) Services Pty Ltd | 73 624 305 595 |
| Goodman Funds Management Australia Limited | 13 113 249 595 |
| GPT Funds Management Limited | 74 115 026 545 |
| GQG Partners (Australia) Pty Ltd | 85 626 132 572 |
| Hyperion Asset Management Limited | 80 080 135 897 |
| Intermediate Capital Managers (Australia) Pty Ltd | 50 162 104 458 |
| IFM Investors Pty Ltd | 67 107 247 727 |
| Lendlease Real Estate Investments Limited | 46 063 427 896 |
| Lighthouse Infrastructure Funds Management Pty Ltd | 98 620 493 469 |
| Macquarie Investment Management Australia Limited | 55 092 552 611 |
| Mesirow Financial Investment Management | - |
| Ninety One Australia Pty Limited | 52 131 940 451 |
| Partners Group Private Markets (Australia) Pty Ltd | 13 624 981 282 |
| Pendal Fund Services Limited | 13 161 249 332 |
| Resolution Capital Limited | 50 108 584 167 |
| Sanders Capital, LLC | 61 102 277 092 |
| Scale Investors Ltd | 11 162 966 609 |
| Siguler Guff & Company, LP | - |
| Solaris Investment Management Limited | 72 128 512 621 |
| State Street Global Advisors, Australia, Limited | 42 003 914 225 |
| Wellington Management Australia Pty Ltd | 19 167 091 090 |
| T. Rowe Price Australia Limited | 13 620 668 895 |
| Spheria Asset Management Pty Limited | 42 611 081 326 |
*Investment manager exposures may change from time to time at the discretion of the Trustee. This listing excludes investments that are made by the member in the Direct Investment option.
