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Interest rates, liquidity top of mind for Future Fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023
The current high interest rate environment is forcing the Future Fund to rethink its asset allocation, particularly its weightings in property and alternatives, in a bid to curb any potential liquidity issues. Rising interest rates, soaring 10-year ...

The Voice is not at the expense of the economy: Chalmers

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2023
... off inflation rather than make our inflation challenges worse," he said. "We've legislated the Housing Australia Future Fund and invested billions of dollars in affordable housing, working with the states." The treasurer reinforced that such initiatives ...

Future Fund refreshes investment team

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2023
The Future Fund is refreshing its team structure, appointing two deputy chief investment officers. The addition of the new roles follows the appointment of Ben Samild as chief investment officer in August. Hugh Murray is one of the new deputy chief ...

Peter Costello steps down from Future Fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2023
Peter Costello has informed the government he will not pursue a third term as the chair of the Future Fund. A formal, merit-based search is now underway for a new chair of the $250 billion sovereign wealth fund, with the government viewing future board ...

Future Fund slapped with new disclosure rules

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2023
The Future Fund Board of Guardians will be forced to periodically disclose the investment holdings of the $250 billion sovereign wealth fund. Under the new reporting regime introduced by minister for finance Katy Gallagher, additional information must ...

Cbus scolded over 'most galling conflict' in super

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2023
... Information documents that indicated Cbus has been lobbying for changes to the government's Housing Australia Future Fund (HAFF). This drew his scrutiny, as Bragg noted Cbus is the only super fund to have publicly committed funds to the HAFF, as ...

Mine Super, TWUSUPER commit to merger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2023
... throughout the transition. "The new fund brings together leaders from both the funds reflecting a shared vision for the future fund and ongoing collaboration between the teams," they said. Langby and Sherry said the two entities are making strong progress ...

New fund targets 'blue chips of tomorrow'

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023
... investors looking to take advantage of much of the latent value opportunities within the small company sector." "The Future Fund, Australia's largest institutional investor, has recently allocated capital to active small cap managers providing demonstrable ...

Most Australian actively managed funds lag the index

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2023
... Global Australian Persistence Scorecard, released earlier this year, showed poor performance is a key indicator of future fund closures. The report demonstrated that nearly half of actively managed funds ranking in the bottom performance quartile over ...

Largest pension funds see drop in assets: Research

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 12 SEP 2023
... Sunsuper and QSuper to create the Australian Retirement Trust saw it move to 21st place this year," she said. "The Future Fund remained in 26th place, while there were two new entrants, Equip Super (255) and Spirit Super (292), both a result of underlying ...