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Gonski appointed new chair of Future Fund

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2012
... transparency" since its inception in 2006, and would remain as the honorary chair of the International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds until 2013. Along with Gonski Steven Harker was appointed to the Future Fund board for a five year term, replacing ...

Surging institutional interest in frontier markets

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012
... for Barra. "The investors who decided to go early into the emerging markets were big pension plans, or sovereign wealth funds; investors with a very long horizon," said Nielsen, who believes the markets can be a good option for those institutions with ...

Fixville here we come

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011
... to leverage this rescue fund to a,-1 tril from a,-440 bil. To do this, they intend to tap the IMF and/or sovereign wealth funds and/or the BRICs. French head Sarkozy is reportedly already in negotiations with China - the country with loose change to ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2011
... 0.16 per cent, or 3.73 points, to 2,348.52. Hong Kong and Shanghai were given a lift after one of China's sovereign wealth funds bought stakes in the mainland's four biggest lenders. Hong Kong and Shanghai soared in early trade, boosted by China's big ...

Big mandates, big risk

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2011
... yesterday. With civil war raging in Libya and tensions continuing to erupt across the Middle East and Africa, sovereign wealth funds risk having their assets frozen by the international community. James White, analyst, investment markets research for ...

Super mergers drive new trends in asset consulting

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011
... market. Taking their infrastructure and property management expertise to endowment funds, hospitals and sovereign wealth funds is also creating new opportunities for Frontier, which oversees 26 per cent of the market. Last month, Frontier sent a letter ...

KPMG investment consulting no direct threat

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2011
... road testing and generating interest among superannuation funds, where direct investing is a rising trend. Sovereign wealth funds and life companies are also potential clients. Direct investment has the potential to enhance portfolio construction, improve ...

Future Fund climbs sovereign league tables

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2011
... according to new figures from alternative investment research firm Preqin. The report compares the world's sovereign wealth funds in US dollar terms and valued the Future Fund at US$71 billion this year, putting it just outside the top 10 funds on the ...

Inflation fears raise appeal of alternative assets

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2011
... Alternatives are predicted to enjoy a surge of inflows over the next three years as institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds move to protect themselves against inflation. Inflation and its potential effect on institutional investing is gaining ...

Mystery surrounds sovereign fund billions

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2011
... research firm, wrote a sovereign wealth fund overview stating other countries in turmoil also have significant sovereign wealth funds including Algeria and Bahrain, in the report Collective Significance: Sovereign Wealth Funds Investing in Real Estate. ...