Building Union Superannuation Scheme (Queensland) (BUSSQ)

Building Union Superannuation Scheme (Queensland) (BUSSQ)

Building Union Superannuation Scheme (Queensland) operates as a multi-employer defined contribution pension plan. Its trustee board receives equal appointments from Master Builders Queensland and the CFMEU Queensland/NT Branch. Christopher Taylor chairs the board. The fund deploys capital into direct property holdings, global infrastructure, agriculture, and secondaries strategies. Allocations run through external managers including Dexus, Investa, QIC, IFM Investors, Antin Infrastructure Partners, and Energy Infrastructure Trust. Confirmed positions include the IFM Global Infrastructure Fund, Stafford Private Equity Funds, Siguler Guff Distressed Opportunities Funds, Newbury Equity Partners, and Canyon US Real Estate Opportunity Fund B LP. Geographic exposure centers on Australia and extends to the United States and other global markets. The fund owns 299 Coronation Drive in Milton as its headquarters and holds 100 percent of Skylight Financial Solutions through BUSS (Queensland) Pty Ltd. It also maintains a minority stake in Industry Super Holdings. In January 2026 CIO Bill Watson addressed the Global Investment Institute Conferences on institutional asset allocation. The fund retains Frontier Advisors as investment advisor and BNP Paribas as custodian. Board governance rests on equal union and employer representation, with individual directors holding memberships in the Australian Institute of Company Directors and the Governance Institute of Australia.