Aware Super upgrades its $235 billion investment engine with institutional-grade platform to power future growth

Aware Super has completed its major multi-year technology uplift that strengthens the $235 billion Fund’s ability to deliver top-tier long-term returns and lower fees for its 1.3 million members.

Dubbed Project Odin, the multi-year transformation delivered the GoldenSource Investment Data Platform, Ortec PEARL Performance and Attribution, the BlackRock eFront for private markets, with the final phase being the BlackRock Aladdin Investment Platform. 

The Aladdin implementation completes the target state operating model providing the Aware Super Investment teams with a fully integrated, whole of fund investment platform across public and private assets.

The Aladdin platform integrates investment data, analytics, risk systems and portfolio management tools across both public and private markets, replacing legacy systems and manual processes. 

It provides a unified view of investment data, enabling Aware Super to manage increasing scale and complexity while maintaining strong governance.

Key member benefits expected to be delivered through the Odin Program include:

Help lower costs over time 

• By supporting greater internalisation of investment management, Odin enables Aware Super to reduce reliance on external managers and avoid external management fees.

Stronger, more sustainable long-term returns 

• With real-time data, deeper analytics and whole-of-fund insights, portfolio managers can make better decisions to enhance member returns.

Better risk management

• The platform embeds advanced controls, automated processes and improved regulatory reporting capabilities, reducing operational and investment risk.

Greater access to global opportunities

• Odin supports Aware Super’s growing international investment footprint, enabling access to more diversified opportunities that strengthen long-term performance.

Improved responsible ownership

• Timely, integrated ESG data improves how sustainability insights are embedded into investment decisions across unlisted and listed assets.

Future‑proofing a global investment organisation

• Aware Super’s investment team now manages around $60 billion internally, one of the highest proportions in the industry. Odin ensures the infrastructure behind the team is built for future scale, including supporting new asset classes, future mergers and further international growth.

Mr Warner said the platform cements Aware Super’s position as one of the country’s most sophisticated investment teams. 

“Our members entrust us with their retirement savings, and the implementation of Aladdin helps us to ensure we can manage those savings with the sophistication and discipline of a global institutional investor,” he said.

“Odin has transformed the investment engine that drives their returns.”