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GAM nabs Janus Henderson equities team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025
Swiss fund manager GAM Investments has brought in a new team to run its flagship European funds in a move that signals renewed institutional interest in European markets. GAM has appointed a European equities team from Janus Henderson to manage its ...

Super moves: Future Fund, WTW

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2025
... Fund's Sydney office continues to grow with Edwina Matthew and Anish Gupta joining the organisation. Australia's sovereign wealth fund said Matthew comes on board as director of responsible Investment. Before joining the Future Fund, she was ...

Future Fund bags a piece of Transgrid

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2025
... deal. Future Fund chief investment officer Ben Samild said the investment in Transgrid aligns with the $240 billion sovereign wealth fund's risk and return objectives and will help safeguard the portfolio from higher inflation, interest rates, and currency ...

State insurer names new CIO as government review looms

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2025
... growing political attention on the public insurer's management of its assets. During his 12 years at New Zealand's sovereign wealth fund, Everson most recently served as head of asset allocation. As for Dyer, he earlier worked at Goldman Sachs ...

Citco secures powerful backer in global investment firm

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2025
... US$2 trillion in assets under administration and operates across more than 30 countries, has partnered with Singapore's sovereign wealth fund GIC. GIC has taken a minority stake it Citco, while the founding Smeets Family retains its majority ownership. ...

Future Fund makes leadership appointments

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2025
... since December 2019. She's previously held senior roles at Burra Foods, Bega Cheese, and Tatura Milk Industries. The sovereign wealth fund said her appointment is part of a strategy to "mature the Agency's senior leadership capabilities" in line with ...

NZ Super appoints inaugural chief operating officer

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2025
... on this role." The appointment follows NZ Super's recent recognition of becoming the world's best-performing sovereign wealth fund over the past 20 years, according to GlobalSWF's annual rankings. In FY24, the fund reported a mammoth return ...

Future Fund muscles past annual target return, lags in March quarter

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2025
... return for the year to March 31, topping its annual target; though its quarterly performance undershot the benchmark. The sovereign wealth fund returned 1.2% for the March quarter, below the 1.9% target. However, over the long run, the fund has made ...

NZ Super recognised for two decades of outperformance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2025
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund is the world's best-performing sovereign wealth fund over the past 20 years. That's according to GlobalSWF's annual rankings, which found NZ Super Fund's returns over the 20 years to June 2024 significantly outperformed ...

TWG Global takes stake in Mubadala Capital

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2025
Sovereign-backed asset manager Mubadala Capital has given a 5% stake to TWG Global, and, in return, the former will lead a $15.6 billion syndicated investment in the holding company. Mubadala Capital and TWG Global have entered a "strategic investment ...