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AustralianSuper ups stake in WestConnex

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2021
... alongside Transurban, which owns 50% of STP and operates WestConnex on behalf of the owners, and global pension and sovereign wealth funds Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) and Tawreed Investments. ...

Gauging the Future Fund's MySuper potential

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 6 SEP 2021
... renewed, Rainmaker Information has run the numbers on what that might look like. Speculation over whether the sovereign wealth fund should be charged with managing Australians' retirement savings has mounted in recent weeks on the back of senator Andrew ...

Future Fund boasts 22.2% returns

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021
... turning in 22.2% per annum at the end of June 2021. In releasing the financial year results this morning, the sovereign wealth fund also saw assets under management reach $196.8 billion. Chief executive Raphael Arndt said: "The strong returns of this ...

Bragg renews calls for Future Fund to manage super

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2021
Liberal senator Andrew Bragg has launched a short paper to push for the sovereign wealth fund to manage all superannuation unless a worker opts out. The 20-page widely spaced paper titled Competition for Workers' Superannuation characterises the current ...

Future Fund appoints portfolio strategy lead

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2021
The $179 billion sovereign wealth fund has promoted internally to appoint a deputy chief investment officer for portfolio strategy. Ben Samild was named to the role, which was left vacant in December 2020 after Sue Brake moved to Future Fund's chief ...

Sovereign wealth fund nabs AMP Capital talent

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2021
GIC Private, the sovereign wealth fund for Singapore, has hired former AMP Capital portfolio manager Nader Naeimi. Naeimi started with GIC, formerly known as the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation, on Monday. Naeimi is now senior vice president ...

GIC to open Sydney office

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2021
Singapore's $708 billion sovereign wealth fund will open an office in Sydney, as it looks to increase its focus on Australian investment opportunities. The Sydney office will be GIC's 11 th internationally. The fund said it will look for opportunities ...

Northern Trust appoints head of APAC

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2021
... new role, Calvitto will drive the growth of the asset servicing business serving institutional clients such as sovereign wealth funds, public pension funds and investment management firms. "Ange, through his leadership of our business in Australia, has ...

Future Fund to hire 70 for investment team

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2021
The sovereign wealth fund is looking to add 70 people to its investment team, with the specific skill sets of identifying good external managers. Appearing at senate hearings yesterday Future Fund chief executive Raphael Arndt and chief investment officer ...

Pinnacle affiliates reach $85bn AUM

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2021
... billion new money came from offshore accounts secured for seven affiliates across public and private pension plans, sovereign funds, endowments, wealth managers and insurance companies across the North America, EMEA and APAC regions "International markets ...