Retail Employees Superannuation Trust

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Rest Super
Type Industry superannuation fund
Founded1988;35 years ago (1988)
Products Superannuation
Total assets Increase2.svgA$66 billion [1] [2]
Website rest.com.au

Rest Super is an Australian industry superannuation fund established in 1988. It is one of Australia's largest superannuation funds by membership, with around 1.9 million members in June 2022. Rest currently manages A$66 billion in funds. [2]

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Governance

Trustee

Rest Super is run by a trustee company called Retail Employees Superannuation Pty Limited, with a board of eight directors. Four directors are nominated on behalf of employees by the Shop Distributive and Allied Employees Association and four nominated on behalf of employers and employer associations.

Fund Administrator

The fund administrator of REST is currently Australian Administration Services (AAS), a superannuation administration company based in Rhodes, New South Wales. AAS is part of the Link Group of companies. REST has worked with AAS since 1992, providing full administrative and call-centre services.

Notes

  1. "About REST". Rest Super. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  2. 1 2 "About Us". Rest Super. Retrieved 24 October 2020.

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