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NZ Super Fund shines bright with standout return

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2024
New Zealand's sovereign wealth fund, NZ Super Fund, posted a herculean return of 14.94% this past financial year, trouncing its peers, according to data provider Global SWF. The fund outperformed its Treasury Bills benchmark - a measure based on the ...

Schroders expands stable of global equity funds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2024
... societies. These include decarbonisation, demographics and deglobalisation. Cost pressures from these forces and high sovereign debt look set to keep interest rates higher for some time," it said. "A recalibration of investment quality, risk and asset ...

Future Fund annual return 'very strong'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2024
The Future Fund delivered a 9.1% annual return in FY24, adding $18.8 billion to the portfolio, bringing the sovereign wealth fund's total value to $224.9 billion. This performance lifts its 10-year average annual return to 8.3%, exceeding a mandate ...

VFMC appoints deputy chair

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2024
... (VFMC) has announced an addition to the board and a new deputy chair. Tom Considine will be deputy chair of the quasi-sovereign wealth fund. A partner at Sayers Group, Considine joined the VFMC board in 2021 with experience in executive roles in the ...

Funds SA exec jumps ship

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2024
... closely with the wider superannuation industry on policy matters, and developed close working relationships with peer sovereign wealth funds. Before joining the specialist asset manager for the South Australian Government, Keenan held senior positions ...

QIC promotes key private equity staff

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2024
... the investor's London and San Francisco offices. Toby Suen has been elevated to partner, having joined the quasi-sovereign fund and the private equity team five years ago and most recently serving as principal. Suen focuses on all European investment ...

Janus Henderson to buy private credit manager Victory Park Capital

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2024
... long-standing partnerships with global institutional clients, including insurance companies, pensions, endowments, and sovereign wealth funds, will enhance Janus Henderson's position in the global institutional market. "In addition, Victory Park Capital's ...

Future Fund hires Fortlake investments deputy

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024
Australia's sovereign wealth fund has hired Fortlake Asset Management's deputy chief investment officer. Kylie-Anne Richards joined last week, sitting with the Future Fund's dynamic asset allocation team. Richards has served as deputy chief ...

NZSF returns 17%, smashes benchmarks

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2024
... to May, outpacing many of its benchmarks. Under the new leadership of chief executive Jo Townsend, New Zealand's sovereign wealth fund is aiming to double in size from its current NZ$75 billion in funds under management (FUM) over the next 10 to ...

Greece taps BlackRock FMA to build sovereign wealth fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2024
Greece will soon launch its inaugural sovereign wealth fund called National Investment Fund with the help of BlackRock's Financial Markets Advisory. Kostis Hatzidakis, Greece's minister of national economy and finance, affirmed the country's ...