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Future Fund trumps market averages

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2023
... rate increases, it's unlikely the cycle of rising rates to control inflation is finished," Costello said. While the sovereign wealth fund's 10-year return was 9.1% per annum, besting its 6.8% target, Costello added that the board expects real returns ...

Global investors look to strike gold: Study

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2023
... $307.5 billion assets under management across pension funds, private equity and venture capital firms, family offices and sovereign wealth funds. It found 93% of investors expect direct investments in gold to increase over the next 18 months, with 9% ...

Future Fund revisits actively managed equity investments

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023
Future Fund chief executive Raphael Arndt has reassessed the sovereign wealth fund's pivot away from actively managed equity investments. Arndt told the Australian Financial Review Alpha Live Conference that active Alpha-seeking strategies in the ...

Morningstar downgrades PIMCO, Vanguard funds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023
Morningstar has downgraded four fixed income products following its annual fund manager review. As part of the 2022/23 review, Morningstar completed qualitative assessments of 72 fixed income strategies. As a result, four products were downgraded and ...

Mantis Funds wins new distribution mandate

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2023
... by investing in derivatives linked to large, liquid equity indices. These derivatives are backed by investment grade sovereign and corporate bonds, predominantly UK gilts, aiming to minimise credit risk. "Volatility and predictability don't usually ...

Portfolio resistance is key: VanEck

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023
... protection, gold and other tangibles were added." He acknowledged that everyday investors have different objectives from the sovereign wealth fund but said there is a lot to learn from it. "So, what we've done is taken those portfolio implications ...

Ares, Mubadala form global credit secondaries JV

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2023
Ares Management and sovereign wealth fund Mubadala formed a joint venture to invest in global credit secondaries opportunities. The venture will initially aim to invest US$1 billion as it seeks to capitalise on anticipated growth and substantial demand ...

MSC Trustees names Singapore chief

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023
... Sar Lim has taken on the role, bringing about 23 years' experience with him. His previous roles include 11 years with sovereign wealth fund GIC in a range of roles, including developing its global equities platform, running its New York desk, and overseeing ...

Knight Frank, Berkadia form international alliance

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2023
... platform, providing clients with access to the most active cross-border investors, international institutions, banks, and sovereign wealth funds. The platform spans all major capital hubs and sources of capital, including Asia Pacific, the US, Europe ...

Rest appoints head of property

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2023
... at TelstraSuper, Bambrook worked in real estate advisory at both EY and PwC, and as a senior analyst for Norway's sovereign wealth fund. This article first appeared in Industry Moves.