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Former QSuper chief joins NZ Super Fund board

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2020
... reach NZD70 billion of assets under management within the next decade. Rosemary brings a wealth of international investment fund experience and will help the Guardians to scale up as the Fund grows to that size," NZ Super board of guardians chair Catherine ...

Aussie super funds climb ranks

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2020
... ESSSuper (221), SuperSA (226), GESB (227), and VicSuper (270). Marking 17 years on top, the Government Pension Investment Fund of Japan ranked first with $2.2 trillion in AUM. It's a whopping 46% larger than the second ranked Government Pension Fund ...

Charter Hall, sovereign wealth fund partner

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2020
Charter Hall has partnered with a $140 billion sovereign wealth fund to acquire a 49% stake in the $1.4 billion Ampol Property Trust. Charter Hall and Singapore's sovereign wealth fund GIC have together acquired almost half of the portfolio which ...

Sovereign fund withdraws bid for Newcastle United

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020
A consortium including Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) has withdrawn its £300 million takeover of English Premier League team Newcastle United Football Club. The buyer consortium also included PCP Capital Partners and Reuben Brothers and ...

Garry Laurence to depart Perpetual

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2020
Perpetual Investment Management is handing over Garry Laurence-led global shares strategies to the investors at its US acquisition Barrow Hanley. The funds include Perpetual Global Shares Fund and Perpetual International Share Fund. Its internal global ...

Non-bank lender winds up fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2020
A $5 million fund that invested in personal loans is winding up, after failing to achieve sufficient scale. The DirectMoney Personal Loan Fund invested in fixed-rate unsecured personal loans originated by non-bank lender Wisr Investment Management. ...

Hearts and Minds but no ratings

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2020
Listed impact investment vehicle Hearts and Minds Investments has returned more than 26% on a 12-month basis, while also donating $4.1 million to medical research. Yet, the fund has faced major roadblocks when it comes to receiving a rating. The investment ...

Pension fund suffers $235bn loss

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2020
... quarterly loss and a negative return of more than 10% to March end, it has reported. Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund lost 17.71 trillion yen, or $237 billion, in the three months to March 31, investment results released on Friday show. ...

Gordon Brothers appoints Aussie executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
The global asset and investment advisory firm has named a head of Australian valuations, as it sees its local business grow. Brendan Smyth will lead the Australian valuations team, facilitating a high-touch and targeted service to local clients. Gordon ...

Perpetual wins government fund mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2020
... trustee while a consortium of global managers has won the investment management mandate. The Emerging Markets Impact Investment Fund (EMIIF) will invest in small to medium enterprises (SMEs) in that improve the lives of the poor, and build the impact ...