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Instos continue to bite on risk: State Street

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2025
... earlier is also being extended into longer-duration assets. "In September, seven countries showed above average demand for sovereign bonds and, six of these were emerging markets nations. Australia was the exception." Additionally, Ferridge noted there ...

RBA delivers 'hawkish hold'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2025
... performance is sound... Australia's economic outlook is sound. Sound fiscal metrics support our 'AAA' long-term sovereign credit rating on Australia," S&P said. In response, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the rating reinforces the government's ...

Hostplus slams Lendlease over $2bn fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2025
... AustralianSuper are all investors. "Also of concern is the decision by a number of investors, including superannuation funds, sovereign wealth funds and other member-based organisations, to absent themselves from these meeting," Hostplus said. "By failing ...

Greece launches new innovation, infrastructure fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2025
Greece has launched a new arm of its sovereign wealth fund, focused on investments in technology, innovation and infrastructure. The Hellenic Innovation & Infrastructure Fund (HIIF) will serve as the investment arm of Growthfund, the existing national ...

ANZ fined $240m for bond trading, retail misconduct

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2025
... inaccurate monthly secondary bond turnover data ($40m). On 19 April 2023, ANZ was mandated to help the government's sovereign debt management agency, the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM), deliver a $14 billion bond issuance. Proceeds ...

Ben Samild to leave Future Fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2025
Future Fund chief investment officer Ben Samild is leaving the sovereign wealth fund for a new role. Samild has been with the Future Fund since 2013 when he joined as head of alternatives. He was named chief investment officer in August 2023 after serving ...

Macquarie AM wins sovereign wealth fund mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2025
Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) will set up shop in Saudi Arabia after being tapped by sovereign wealth fund PIF for joint venture investments in infrastructure and energy transition sectors. The US$925 billion sovereign wealth fund signed a Memorandum ...

Future Fund achieves 12.2% in FY25, tops other instos

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2025
Australia's sovereign wealth fund beat the returns of other institutional investors by achieving 12.2% p.a. in the last financial year and in the same breath boosted assets to a new high of $252.3 billion. Global equities from developed markets, which ...

Future Fund taps AustralianSuper for property director

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2025
... Estate for four years. He also boasts experience with Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Credit Suisse. Commenting, the sovereign wealth fund said Richmond will be instrumental in driving long-term value for its property portfolio. "This pivotal role ...

Special feature: Hunting for value

LACHLAN COLQUHOUN  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2025
... forward, these would predict an amazing turn of events such as US debt-to-GDP ratios surpassing that of Greece, and French sovereign bond spreads trading tighter than Italy's. "Whether the past is a good guide to the future, however, remains to be ...