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Property manager, sovereign wealth fund enter JV

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2020
... acquired a 50% stake in a Collins Street skyscraper, forking out $644 million as part of a joint venture with a sovereign wealth fund. Dexus announced the establishment of a new joint venture with GIC, a sovereign wealth fund that manages Singapore's ...

Is it time to lean on the Future Fund?

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... set to push up the country's total debt but experts say it is not reason enough to draw down on the sovereign wealth fund. The government has so far announced $213 billion in stimulus spending, across its first $17.6 billion package from March 12 ...

Coronavirus no match for Future Fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2020
Future Fund chief investment officer Raphael Arndt is confident Australia's sovereign wealth fund can handle the impacts of the coronavirus outbreak, thanks to its diversification. Appearing before the Senate Finance and Public Administration Legislation ...

Pinnacle boutique eyes wholesale market

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2020
... 8.9% is gross annualised income. Its usual investor base includes superannuation funds, charitable foundations, sovereign wealth funds and offshore pension funds. The new wholesale vehicle, the Palisade's Unlisted Infrastructure Trust (PUIT), has a minimum ...

Future Fund property head departs

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2020
The $168 billion sovereign wealth fund is looking for a new head of unlisted property as the incumbent leaves after 11 years. Stewart Tillyard was appointed to the head of unlisted property role in June 2018 after a restructure during which the head ...

Future Fund chief to lead IFM Investors

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2020
... effective organisation," Costello said. "The fund is highly regarded as one of the world's most successful sovereign wealth funds and David has played a central role driving its performance and reputation. On behalf of the Board of Guardians I thank ...

Future Fund returns 14.3% for the year

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2020
Australia's $168 billion sovereign wealth fund returned 14.3% last year, while warning that future returns will be lower. Future Fund left its allocations largely unchanged during the year, only taking away marginally from most asset classes to ...

NGS Super sets up impact committee

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020
... its chief investment officer Ben Squires earned a spot on Public Investor 100, compiled annually by the Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute (SWFI). The list, which was topped by Future Fund chief executive David Neal, ranks executives at the world's ...

American private debt fund eyes Australia

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020
... its co-founders Richard Levy and Brendan Carroll said on a recent visit to Sydney. Among its investors are the sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, insurers and the World Bank's International Finance Corporation. The firm primarily focuses on institutional ...

Aussie investment gurus delve into alternatives

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2020
... investment professionals from superannuation funds, pension funds, investment consultants, family offices, insurers, sovereign wealth funds and financial advisory services.