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Future Fund appoints acting investment chief

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2020
The sovereign wealth fund has named an acting chief investment officer, after Raphael Arndt moved to the chief executive role following David Neal's departure to IFM Investors. Sue Brake will start in the role on July 1, as Future Fund starts a ...

Survey shows future of mandates

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020
A survey of 110 pension funds, endowments, foundations, sovereign wealth funds and insurance companies worldwide has revealed the new priority position ESG is taking in asset allocation. The survey was produced by the Morgan Stanley Institute for Sustainable ...

New Future Fund chief executive

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
The Future Fund, Australia's sovereign wealth fund, has appointed a new chief executive, promoting its chief investment officer to the role. Chair of the Future Fund Board of Guardians Peter Costello announced the appointment of Raphael Arndt as ...

Future Fund not buying the oil dip

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
Oil prices crashed to record low last week but Australia's $162 billion sovereign wealth fund says it has no plans to buy the dip. Last Monday, immediate contracts for WTI crude fell into the negative territory. The drop prompted the US government to ...

Future Fund falls 3.4% in March quarter

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
Australia's sovereign wealth fund lost 3.4% or about $6 billion in the March quarter, and is in no hurry to revalue its unlisted assets out of cycle unlike some superannuation funds. The Future Fund stood at $162 billion at March end, after returning ...

Future Fund board members reappointed

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020
The government has reappointed two members of the $168 billion sovereign wealth fund's board of guardians. Carolyn Kay and Jane Wilson, who were both appointed for a five-year term in 2015, have had their appointments extended by three years and a year ...

Property manager, sovereign wealth fund enter JV

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2020
... acquired a 50% stake in a Collins Street skyscraper, forking out $644 million as part of a joint venture with a sovereign wealth fund. Dexus announced the establishment of a new joint venture with GIC, a sovereign wealth fund that manages Singapore's ...

Is it time to lean on the Future Fund?

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... package is set to push up the country's total debt but experts say it is not reason enough to draw down on the sovereign wealth fund. The government has so far announced $213 billion in stimulus spending, across its first $17.6 billion package from ...

Coronavirus no match for Future Fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2020
Future Fund chief investment officer Raphael Arndt is confident Australia's sovereign wealth fund can handle the impacts of the coronavirus outbreak, thanks to its diversification. Appearing before the Senate Finance and Public Administration Legislation ...

Pinnacle boutique eyes wholesale market

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2020
... 8.9% is gross annualised income. Its usual investor base includes superannuation funds, charitable foundations, sovereign wealth funds and offshore pension funds. The new wholesale vehicle, the Palisade's Unlisted Infrastructure Trust (PUIT), has a minimum ...