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NZ Super suffers $568m loss

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2008
The world credit crisis has drawn blood from another victim, with New Zealand Superannuation Fund posting a loss of $568 million or 4.92 per cent for the year ended 30 June 2008. The 4.92 per cent figure was the fund's net return on investment for the ...

NZ Super ends Fisher Funds ties

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2008
The Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation has officially ended their investment relationship with Fisher Funds Management Limited opting to take this aspect of the portfolio direct. NZ Super appointed Fisher Funds back in December 2003 to manage an ...

Northern Trust bags award

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2008
Nasdaq-listed Northern Trust Corporation, who controversially won the Future Fund custody in May last year, was recently bestowed the title of "best custodian in Asia Pacific". Northern Trust, which was set up more than 100 years ago, was awarded the ...

NZ Super in the red

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2008
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund posted a negative return over the six-month period to December last year, citing continued global equity market volatility. The fund's full year net return on investments to June 2007 was 14.5 per cent before tax ...

Future fund appoints another private equity expert

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2007
The federal government's Future Fund has appointed Steve Byrom to investment director of private markets. Starting the role next week, Byrom will report to head of private markets Gary Gabriel. Byrom has more than 12 years experience in private equity ...

Tobacco shares up in smoke

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2007
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund has stripped its portfolio of $37.6 million worth of tobacco shares after an environmental, social and governance (ESG) review of the fund's investments. The tobacco stocks represented only 0.29 per cent of the fund's ...

ESG funds pip mainstream

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2007
Funds that systematically factor in environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues are achieving better returns and grew at twice the rate of their mainstream counterparts, according to a new report. The latest research from Responsible Investment ...

NZ Super Fund defends Myanmar investment

The New Zealand Superannuation Fund has come under fire from local non-government organisations (NGOs) for its shareholdings in Total S.A., a French oil company with operations in Myanmar. But the guardians of New Zealand superannuation chief executive ...

Northern Trust opens local shop

... Chicago in 1889, Northern Trust manages almost US$4 trillion in assets globally and counts the Future Fund and the New Zealand Super Fund as clients. The new Australian office is 101 Collins Street in Melbourne. The iconic 57-floor single tower building ...

NZ Super appoints COO

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2007
Mark Fennell, currently company secretary of The Warehouse Group, will become the chief operating officer of the Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation from 16 July. The Warehouse Group is a large New Zealand based discount store operator, with over ...