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NZ Super Fund partners in US renewables

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2016
... is headquartered in Boston and focuses on the development of wind and solar energy generation. Infratil and the NZ Super Fund partnered to invest up to US$100 million in the project, with "an option for further investment." Longroad, established this ...

NZ Super Fund posts decent full-year return

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2016
The NZ Super Fund returned 1.89% (after costs, before NZ tax) in the year to 30 June 2016. Performance was hampered by negative returns in global equities but the investment committee was still able to add value versus the passive reference portfolio ...

Northern Trust wins two NZ Super mandates

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2016
... number of years, and are delighted to continue to deepen our partnership with them through these mandates," said NZ Super Fund chief investment officer Matt Whineray. "Value and low-volatility factor strategies are well suited to our beliefs and advantages ...

NZSF gets top UN sustainability ratings

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2016
The United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment has given top marks to the NZ Super Fund. The sovereign wealth fund has received an A+ rating for responsible investment governance and strategy and either A or A+ ratings across all reported ...

NZ Super seeks factor investing strategies

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2016
... according to pre-determined factors that we believe will deliver superior risk-adjusted returns over the long-term." The NZ Super Fund said factor investing would potentially help get the most value out of its passive portfolio, which accounts for about ...

NZ Super appoints two board members

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2016
... New Zealand and with a number of primary sector, consumer and industrial businesses in New Zealand and Australia. NZ Super Fund also announced yesterday it has sold 36.4 million shares in the NZ securities exchange listed Z Energy in an underwritten ...

NZ Super Fund sells private equity investments

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2016
... The investments were in Hellman & Friedman VII, JMI Equity Fund VII, and H.I.G Bayside Loan Opportunities Fund II. NZ Super Fund head of investments Fiona Mackenzie said: "These investments were some of the smaller ones in the fund and the move to sell ...

NZ Super announces merger mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2016
... broad cross section of industries, and managing any risks, including the potential for any individual deal failure. NZ Super Fund chief investment officer Matt Whineray said the fund's long investment horizon means it is in a good position to take advantage ...

Global market slide hits NZ Super Fund

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016
The New Zealand Super Fund has released its performance report for January 2016, revealing a negative 3.57% return. The $28 billion sovereign wealth fund attributed this return to its weighting to growth assets - in particular its 65% allocation to ...

NZ Super Fund invests in affordable housing

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015
The NZ Super Fund has partnered with two investment managers to develop affordable housing in Auckland. Ngāi Tahu Property and New Ground Capital have joined with the super fund to invest $106 million to build roughly 200 new homes in Auckland's ...