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Future Fund soars to $272.3bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2024
... $272.3 billion in assets under management, buoyed by an 8% return for the 2023 calendar year. In a performance update, Future Fund chief executive Raphael Arndt said the fund remains resilient amidst the risks of sticky inflation and geopolitical issues ...

Macro environment trumps inflation for asset owners: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023
... Institutions Forum's (OMFIF) latest survey of 50 pension funds and 50 sovereign wealth funds - which included Australia's Future Fund - collectively manage US$25.9 trillion in assets under management (AUM). Only half stated they expect to recoup the ...

Conscious Investment Management fund receives $50m

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023
... government funding programs, including the recently announced federal government funding initiatives, the Housing Australia Future Fund and the National Housing Accord. These programs aim to stimulate institutional investment in the social and affordable ...

Interest rate hikes are working: Bullock

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2023
... how you might measure it. That's not helpful for inflation," she said. Raphael Arndt, the chief executive of the Future Fund, who also appeared at the forum, warned that even if inflation declines it can stay volatile. "Inflation is coming down ...

Future Fund exposed to dangerous Chinese investments: Opposition

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 7 NOV 2023
The Future Fund holds stakes in over 50 Chinese companies with links to human rights abuses and national security threats, associated with the People's Liberation Army, involved in the oppression of Uyghurs in Xinjiang, and invested in sanctioned ...

Future Fund hires from ART

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2023
... career at AMP Capital Investors as an analyst within the multi-asset team. Her appointment comes one week after the Future Fund said it would create a couple of new roles one of which is a new head of tangibles that will include infrastructure and timberland ...

Interest rates, liquidity top of mind for Future Fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023
The current high interest rate environment is forcing the Future Fund to rethink its asset allocation, particularly its weightings in property and alternatives, in a bid to curb any potential liquidity issues. Rising interest rates, soaring 10-year ...

The Voice is not at the expense of the economy: Chalmers

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2023
... off inflation rather than make our inflation challenges worse," he said. "We've legislated the Housing Australia Future Fund and invested billions of dollars in affordable housing, working with the states." The treasurer reinforced that such initiatives ...

Future Fund refreshes investment team

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2023
The Future Fund is refreshing its team structure, appointing two deputy chief investment officers. The addition of the new roles follows the appointment of Ben Samild as chief investment officer in August. Hugh Murray is one of the new deputy chief ...

Peter Costello steps down from Future Fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2023
Peter Costello has informed the government he will not pursue a third term as the chair of the Future Fund. A formal, merit-based search is now underway for a new chair of the $250 billion sovereign wealth fund, with the government viewing future board ...