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Norwegian wealth fund records $250bn loss

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2022
Norges Bank Investment Management announced the Government Pension Fund Global lost 1.68 trillion Norwegian krone, which is the equivalent of almost $250 billion AUD in the first half of this year, largely driven by equity returns, primarily technology ...

Pension fund manager completes $600m MaxCap commitment

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2022
Having completed the $600 million mandate it committed to in 2019, Dutch pension fund manager APG Investments has now expanded its agreement with MaxCap Group. Three years ago, APG invested $300 million with MaxCap for Australian commercial real estate ...

PSP Investments names new chief

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2022
The Canadian pension fund manager will see a new chief executive take over in September, also assuming the role of president. Currently senior managing director, global head of real assets and chief sustainability officer at CPP Investments, Deborah ...

Inalytics develops new data-driven model

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2022
Inalytics has developed a skills-based data model that allows pension funds and other institutional asset owners to effectively and efficiently screen and monitor asset managers. The model, 'DECSIS', analyses the four core investment decisions and processes ...

Franklin Templeton names new head of Australia

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2022
Felicity Walsh will step into her new role as Franklin Templeton's managing director and head of Australia and New Zealand on August 1. Walsh, currently head of sales, will now be part of the APAC leadership team, supporting co-heads Tariq Ahmad ...

Global pension fund snaps up telco stake

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2022
The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board will acquire a 70% interest in Spark New Zealand's mobile towers business 'TowerCo' for $1.18 billion. Under the terms of the acquisition, Spark has entered into a 15-year agreement, including ...

Global fintech Smart expands pension offering to Australia

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2022
Global retirement technology provider Smart is expanding to Australia, establishing an office in Melbourne. Smart technology powers UK Smart Pension, a digitally led pension and retirement scheme setup for employers. The Australian business will operate ...

OMERS acquires model tower company

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2022
... signed an agreement to acquire independent telecommunication tower company Stilmark. The transaction will be the pension fund's second Australian tower investment in the last two months. In May OMERS announced it would acquire 100% of TPG Telecom Limited's ...

Brookfield raises record amount for ESG fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2022
Brookfield has raised US$15 billion from institutional investors for its Global Transition Fund, making it the largest fund of its kind. Brookfield reached the final institutional close for the fund, amassing US$15 billion from more than 100 public ...

IFM Investors, San Quirico team up to work towards a sustainable future

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2022
... in sustainable infrastructure assets, where the returns generated help boost the retirement savings of millions of pension fund members." Completion of the transaction is subject to certain regulatory approvals and is targeted for Q3 2022.