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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. ...

Aussie instos among most responsible investors

HARRISON WORLEY | WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2019

... two managed to improve, breaking into the top 25 alongside the likes of CalSTERS, and Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund. However, New America said the funds could not rest on their laurels, pointing out significant areas of improvement remain ...

Tough quarter for world's largest pension fund

KANIKA SOOD | MONDAY, 4 FEB 2019

... about $186 billion in the three months to December 31, as equities performed poorly. Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF)'s total assets dipped to $1.9 trillion in the third quarter of FY18 (in Australia, Q2 of FY19) as compared to $2 trillion ...

California mandates gender board diversity

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2019

... move is significant for global asset owners. Other investors may follow the lead of Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) and CalPERS that have taken the lead in the area of gender board diversity, she said. As of 27 November 2018, about ...

Pension fund giant mandates Fidelity

KANIKA SOOD | WEDNESDAY, 9 JAN 2019

... has appointed Fidelity's asset management arm to manage passive domestic equities. The Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) appointed FIL Investments Japan and Resona Bank on December 26. Both will manage passive strategies to invest in Japanese ...

S&P Dow Jones partners with pension fund giant

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2018

... will benchmark its ESG investment strategy against two newly launched indices. The Japanese Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) is using two of S&P's new carbon efficient indices. Launched overnight, S&P Global Carbon Efficient Indices include ...

Active shortfalls see pension fund fee restructure

ALEX BURKE | THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018

Inadequate returns by active managers will see Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) revise its fee structure to prioritise performance. Under the new structure, GPIF-contracted managers will have their base fee rate lowered to that ...

Pension funds must recognise stewardship licence: WTW

DARREN SNYDER | TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2018

... 2018 Willis Towers Watson Ideas Exchange in Melbourne this morning, Urwin said the Japanese Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) was a leader in asset owner stewardship. "GPIF has made such a difference to the Japanese corporate scene by using its ...

Asset managers lax in building relationships

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017

... create meaningful dialogue with investee companies, an international survey shows. Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF), which has ¥144.8 trillion ($1.7 trillion) in assets, sought to evaluate the dynamics between asset managers, institutional ...

Pension fund embraces managed accounts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | THURSDAY, 13 APR 2017

Asset managers experienced in real assets are being sought by the Japanese Government Pension Investment Fund to manage a separately managed account comprising global private equity, infrastructure and real estate investments. The SMA would hold global ...

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HUB24 shutters Xplore Wealth MDA services

ANDREW MCKEAN | 12:42PM

HUB24 plans to shut down its Xplore Wealth Managed Discretionary Account (MDA) services next year, with discussions underway with financial advisers to explore alternative options.

Ethical investment holdings double: CoreData

ANDREW MCKEAN | 12:39PM

The number of high-net-worth (HNW), core affluent, and mass affluent investors holding ethical and sustainable investments has roughly doubled over the past year, according CoreData.

VanEck to launch 'next evolution' long short ETF

MATTHEW WAI | 12:21PM

VanEck will list its first Australian equity long short ETF on the ASX, which aims to outperform the S&P/ASX 200.

Vanguard fined US$106m for investors' massive tax bill

KARREN VERGARA | 12:35PM

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged Vanguard US$106.4 million for "materially misleading" investors in the Investor Target Retirement Funds (Investor TRFs) about their future tax liabilities.

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