What is Wisf?

The Waterfront Industry Superannuation Fund (known as Wisf or the Fund) was established in March 1975 with the objective of providing retirement and other benefits for workers in the waterfront industry. It is an employer subsidised, contributory, defined contribution scheme registered under the Superannuation Schemes Act 1989.

Membership of the Fund is open to anyone in the waterfront industry who works for an employer that participates in the Fund, provided that employer is willing to contribute to the Fund on behalf of their employee as required by the trust deed. There are currently more than twenty employers participating in the Fund.

In the simplest terms, the Fund collects contributions from its members and their employers, invests those contributions to earn a return for its members and then pays benefits to those members when they finish working in the waterfront industry.

Membership at 31 March 2012

Current Members 871
Deferred Beneficiaries 166
Pensioners 8

Fund Size at 31 March 2012

$124.5 Million

Interested in joining?

Please read the Fund’s Investment Statement, complete the application form at the back of the Investment Statement and give it to your employer.

Copies of the Fund’s Investment Statement can be obtained from the Fund office free of charge