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South Africa readies 'two pot' pension system

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2024
On September 1, South Africa's new pensions system will be introduced, allowing individuals to access some of their retirement savings in times of need. Earlier this year, the government of South Africa passed the Revenue Laws Amendment Bill of ...

UK pension giant eyes Australian timber

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2024
... establishing an evergreen timberland fund and has its sights set on opportunities in Australia. The $70 billion workplace pension fund has enlisted Campbell Global, J.P. Morgan Asset Management's timberland investment advisory company, to develop a portfolio ...

AMP Super trustee has additional licence conditions removed

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024
... Financial Services Royal Commission. N.M. Super, which controls the AMP Super Fund and Wealth Personal Superannuation and Pension Fund, which collectively manage approximately $114 billion in assets, was initially issued directions and additional licence ...

BNP Paribas in talks to buy AXA Investment Managers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024
AXA is at the pointy end of discussions with BNP Paribas to offload its asset management business for $8.5 billion. AXA Investment Managers has been part of the AXA Group for 25 years and, in that time, has grown to house some $1.4 trillion (€850 ...

World's largest pension fund returns 22.67%

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2024
... can cause short-term capital losses, long-term investment income remains relatively stable. Since fiscal 2001, the pension fund has accumulated returns totalling $1.42 trillion. As of the end of fiscal 2023, the value of GPIF's investment assets ...

Hamilton Lane closes largest raise at $8.4bn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2024
Hamilton Lane announced the final closing of Hamilton Lane Secondary Fund VI with US$5.6 billion (AU$8.4 billion) in commitments, marking the largest fundraise in the firm's history. Fund VI materially exceeded its original US$5 billion target, seeing ...

Palisade Real Assets wins mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2024
... from a major European asset manager. APG Asset Management awarded the mandate on behalf of Netherlands' major pension fund ABP, which oversees some €500 billion ($805bn) in assets. The fund, BioticNRG, invests in a pipeline of anaerobic digestion ...

Link Group rebrands as acquisition completes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2024
Link Group will now be known as MUFG Pension and Market Services, following the implementation of the scheme of arrangement with Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group. The business comprises two ...

CalSTRS appoints chief investment officer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2024
... Lichnock. The appointment concludes CalSTRS's global search for a successor to Ailman, under whose leadership the pension fund's investment portfolio grew from US$109.6 billion to $317.8 billion. In his new role, Chan will be responsible for developing ...

Plenary Group sells 49% stake to ADQ

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2024
... part of the deal, ADQ will acquire shares from existing Plenary shareholders, including all those owned by Canadian pension fund Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ). CDPQ has invested more than $500 million in several Plenary projects since ...