This is a SuperGuide profile of First State Super, including information about its members, value of assets under management, contact details, and administration details (such as ABN and USI).
This profile is factual information and is not an advertisement or recommendation for First State Super.
First State Super overview
First State Super is a Public offer Public Sector fund.
First State Super has 25 investment options, 1 MySuper products authorised and 62% of its total assets are invested in a default or MySuper strategy.
Of the 150 funds that provided asset data, First State Super ranks 3 largest in terms of total assets under management, which are valued at approximately $103.1 billion.
Of the 150 funds that provided member data, First State Super ranks 9 largest, with 861,118 members.
Continue reading to find out more about First State Super.
- Awards won by First State Super
- First State Super member profile
- First State Super administration details
- First State Super contact details
Note: N/A means this information is not available.
Important: This profile does not include fund performance because APRA only provides this on a fund-level, and not for a specific investment option. If you are interested in the top-performing funds, see the following SuperGuide articles:
- Best performing super funds: All Growth category (96–100%)
- Best performing super funds: High Growth category (81–95%)
- Best performing super funds: Growth category (61–80%)
- Best performing super funds: Balanced category (41–60%)
- Best performing super funds: Conservative category (21–40%)
If your super fund is not listed in the top 10, check where it appears in our super fund rankings:
- Super fund rankings: All Growth category (96–100%)
- Super fund rankings: High Growth category (81–95%)
- Super fund rankings: Growth category (61–80%)
- Super fund rankings: Balanced category (41–60%)
- Super fund rankings: Conservative category (21–40%)
Awards won by First State Super
In recent years First State Super has won the following awards:
- 2019: Best Fund: Integrity (Chant West)
First State Super member profile
First State Super has 861,118 members, which ranks it at number 9 largest of 150 funds.
In the 2019 financial year, the number of First State Super members changed by 9%, which places them at 26 of 150 funds in terms of growth.
65% of First State Super's members are female (compared to an average of 46% across all funds), and 35% are male (compared to an average of 54% across all funds).
First State Super member gender overview
In the charts below you can see the age and gender breakdown for First State Super fund membership and how that compares across all super funds.
First State Super member age overview (male)
Source: APRA. Data contained in these chart as at 30 June 2019
First State Super member age overview (female)
Source: APRA. Data contained in these chart as at 30 June 2019
In the chart below you can discover the member balances for First State Super members, and how that compares across all super funds.
The average member account balance for First State Super is $112,000.
First State Super member account balances overview
Data contained in these chart as at 30 June 2019
First State Super administration details
Below you can find the administration details for First State Super including whether the super fund is open to the general public (Public offer) or not (Non public offer), how the super fund is structured and the super fund’s Australian Business Number (ABN) and USI.
| Fund's RSE licensee | FSS Trustee Corporation |
| Public offer status | Public offer |
| Fund type | Public Sector |
| ABN | 53226460365 |
| USI | 53226460365002 |
| SPIN | FSS0100AU |
| Year Started | 1992 |
| RSE licensee ownership type | Other ownership type |
| RSE licensee profit status | Not for profit status |
| RSE licensee board structure | Equal representation required by governing rules |
| RSE licensee balance date | 18/06/2020 |
| Investment expenses ratio | 0.4% (average is 0.19%) |
| Operating expenses ratio | 0.2% (average is 1.07%) |
| Number (and percentage) of female directors | 6 (46% - average is 38%) |
| Number (and percentage) of male directors | 7 (54% - average is 62%) |
| Total remuneration of directors on trustee board | $1321,000 (average is $441,000) |
| Average remuneration of directors on trustee board | $102,000 (average is $59,000) |
Sources: APRA and publicly available information. Data contained in this table as of 30 June 2019
First State Super contact details
Below you can find contact details for First State Super including website, email and physical address as well as social media accounts if they are available.
| Address |
PO Box 1229 Wollongong NSW 2500 |
| Phone number | 1300650873 |
| Fax number | 1300 722 072 |
| Email address | enquiries@firststatesuper.com.au |
| Website | firststatesuper.com.au/contact |
| Social media accounts |
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