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AustralianSuper grows global team with numerous hires

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2023
... asset allocation research, shaping investment strategies across all major asset classes. Shah, formerly of Tesco Pension Fund, has held roles at The Bank of England, Goldman Sachs, and BMO Global Asset Management. At AustralianSuper, Shah manages the ...

Goldman Sachs launches global infra feeder fund for Aussie investors

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2023
... opportunities. "Infrastructure, as an asset class, was created by very large institutional investors, sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, insurance companies," he explained. "Most of the capital allocated to the asset class traditionally was coming ...

Aware Super details new term deposit option

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2023
... being that interest on term deposits in the super system is taxed at a maximum of 15c per dollar, or not taxed at all for pension members. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the average Australian working full-time earns $1807 a week. ...

BTR may create generation of tenants: Podcast

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2023
... model that will start to emerge and say, 'Well what else can we do?'" According to Buskens, when observing global pension funds, the majority are transitioning towards co-investment and shared equity models, having already evolved beyond BTR. ...

Aware Super, Challenger partner for DB solution

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2023
... Challenger will provide Aware Super with a $619 million group lifetime annuity policy to de-risk some of its lifetime pension liabilities. Challenger was selected by the fund, saying it is well placed to meet the needs of Aware Super's defined benefit ...

UniSuper awards impact mandate, inks industrial deal

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2023
... institutional mandate with a boutique impact investor, while also purchasing an industrial portfolio from a major global pension fund worth more than $1 billion. The $120 billion super fund has mandated NorthStar Impact, which invests in listed companies ...

Aware Super migrates members to Bravura platform

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2023
... billion fund at the forefront of digital engagement within the superannuation sector. Stewart said: "Superannuation and pension funds are long overdue for digital transformation. To stay competitive and meet new regulations they need to give members ...

Time to diversify global alts allocations: Telfer

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2023
... in geopolitics is the number one concern," she explained. "Also, the Australian market is only so big. So, as our pension fund wallets have grown, there is a lot of demand and competition for opportunities here, and it makes sense to send money offshore ...

UniSuper rides tech tailwinds to strong returns

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2023
... management, the fund returned 10.3% to members invested in the default Balanced option, or 11.8% for those with a zero-tax pension account. In total, all investment options generated positive returns; half saw double-digit returns. However, the top performer ...

Hostplus tops up mandate, returns 8% to members

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2023
... said. The mandate boost comes as the fund confirmed an 8% return was generated for MySuper accumulation members, while pension members fared slightly better with a return of 8.95%. While it was one of the few funds to see a positive return in FY22, this ...