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Fund, Insurers unafraid of Japan quake cost

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2011
... expect any direct losses from the Japan earthquake tragedy. Paul Gregory, head of communications for New Zealand Superannuation Fund, said its catastrophe bond exposures are not considered likely to be triggered by the earthquake, and the company would ...

Global shares, cat bonds review after Japan quake

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2011
... funds have been slow to take them up. Australian and New Zealand entities involved in cat bonds include New Zealand Superannuation Fund which Evans said invested $300 million in the sector last year. He also said boutique fund manager Secquaero had partnered ...

Global equities hurt NZ Super

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2010
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund posted a 1.4 per cent decline after fees but before taxes in the month to 31 August, with a rally in global fixed income not enough to offset declines in global equity markets, to which the fund remains heavily exposed. ...

NZ Super to look for green mandates

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2010
... mandates for example, and managers who prioritise green and socially responsible investing. In July, the New Zealand Superannuation Fund reported returns that beat the average Australian super fund by 50 per cent, buoyed by a portfolio that is heavily ...

Costello to leave Future Fund

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 14 SEP 2010
... yesterday. Costello joined the Future Fund after having served as the inaugural chief executive of the New Zealand Superannuation Fund. Prior to that, he was the chef executive of the Superannuation Trust of Australia. On his watch, the Future Fund has ...

NZ Super pips Aus through intl equities

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2010
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund beats the average return of an Australian super fund by 50 per cent, buoyed by a portfolio that is heavily biased towards international equities. NZ Super recently released results showing the $12.8 billion fund had ...

NZ Super axes GMO mandates

MEDIA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 19 APR 2010
The $12 billion New Zealand Superannuation has terminated its global equity, non-US small-cap equity and multi-strategy equity mandates managed by GMO. The guardians of New Zealand Superannuation made the announcement today, and said GMO Renewable Resources ...

NZ Super buys Shell assets

PRESS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2010
A consortium including the New Zealand Superannuation Fund has bought the Royal Dutch Shell's New Zealand distribution business assets for more than $540 million. The deal includes all Shell's "downstream assets", which include the business' retail ...

NZ Super returns 17pc

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2010
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund returned more than 17 per cent for the financial year to date at the end of February this year - a $2.3 billion net gain. According to the sovereign wealth fund's February performance update, it has returned just ...

Future Fund behind Azerbaijan on transparency

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2010
... Chile's SWF, UAE-based Mubadala, Singapore's Temasek, Norway's Government Pension Fund-Global and the New Zealand Superannuation Fund SWFs with scores less than two out of 10 were based in Oman, Nigeria, Kiribati, Iran, Brunei and Algeria.