Zeeshan Ghaffar has joined AustralianSuper as Associate Director, ESG & Stewardship, based in the superannuation fund’s London office. He was previously Technical Specialist within the Sustainable Finance Division of the Financial Conduct Authority, where he joined as a graduate trainee in 2016. Ghaffar also spent six months on secondment at Fidelity International, according to his LinkedIn profile. In a LinkedIn post, Ghaffar said he was “really looking forward to a new challenge in 2025 – contributing to AustralianSuper’s great work in this space and deepening [his] knowledge of the investor perspective”. According to the latest data from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority, AustralianSuper manages AU$355 billion ($220 billion) of retirement savings on behalf of over 3.4 million members AustralianSuper is a signatory of the Australian Asset Owner Stewardship Code and says that it places ESG principles and stewardship at the centre of its investment strategy. According to its website, the Australian superannuation fund prioritises those ESG issues which it believes will “have the greatest financial impact on members’ investment returns”. AustralianSuper’s ESG and Stewardship department is run by Deborah Gilshan, who has been at the helm since July 2023.
