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QSuper

QSuper was an Australian superannuation fund based in Brisbane, Queensland. The fund was established by the Public Service Superannuation Act 1912 (3 Geo V. No 28). The State Public Sector Superannuation Scheme was also known as the QSuper Fund. The board of trustees of the State Public Sector Superannuation Scheme (QSuper Board) was responsible for the management of the QSuper Fund. On 26 Oct 2015 Michael Pennisi, the chief strategy officer replaced Rosemary Vilgan as CEO, who had served in that position for 18 years. QSuper was a not-for-profit fund and had a MySuper authority, with around 585,000 members and $113 billion funds under management. On 1 December 2016, the Queensland Government passed legislation lifting application restrictions from just government employees and their spouses, which took effect on 30 June 2017. On 28 February 2022, QSuper merged with Sunsuper to become part of the Australian Retirement Trust.

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QSuper was an Australian superannuation fund based in Brisbane, Queensland. The fund was established by the Public Service Superannuation Act 1912 (3 Geo V. No 28). The State Public Sector Superannuation Scheme was also known as the QSuper Fund. The board of trustees of the State Public Sector Superannuation Scheme (QSuper Board) was responsible for the management of the QSuper Fund. On 26 Oct 2015 Michael Pennisi, the chief strategy officer replaced Rosemary Vilgan as CEO, who had served in that position for 18 years. QSuper was a not-for-profit fund and had a MySuper authority, with around 585,000 members and $113 billion funds under management. On 1 December 2016, the Queensland Government passed legislation lifting application restrictions from just government employees and their spouses, which took effect on 30 June 2017. On 28 February 2022, QSuper merged with Sunsuper to become part of the Australian Retirement Trust.

Key claims

  1. date of establishment: 1912 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. members: 585,000 members — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of establishment is "1912". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the members is "585,000 members". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1345295366

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