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AI can improve super fund value chain: CFA Institute

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2024
... literacy, governance, investment management, recordkeeping and account management, and the payout phase. While many pension funds are in the early stages of AI adoption, the study highlights that even more are actively planning strategies for integrating ...

AMP defies super fund herd with Bitcoin bet

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2024
... any notion of allowing members to have voluntary exposure to bitcoin. He also swatted down suggestions that other pension funds are investing in bitcoin. "... we're not seeing much evidence of that at all. What you're seeing is retail platforms ...

JANA consultant heads to Qatar

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2024
JANA Investment Advisers has lost a senior consultant to one of Qatar's largest pension funds. After five years at JANA, Kishodaran Letchumanan has joined the General Retirement and Social Insurance Authority (GRSIA) - the pension fund for Qatari ...

Funds are 'getting back to basics', says report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2024
Global public pension funds and sovereign funds are refocusing on generating long-term returns, generally targeting opportunities in private markets, emerging markets, and green assets, according to the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum ...

Geopolitical tensions create investor opportunity: Franklin Templeton

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2024
... However, the Russian aggression in Ukraine has prompted a reassessment, particularly in Northern Europe, where many pension funds now view defense investment as a national interest imperative. "Each asset owner must weigh ethical considerations and fiduciary ...

First Sentier makes leadership appointments

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2024
... Management and Investec Asset Management, where she managed relationships with a diverse range of clients, including pension funds, central banks, sovereign wealth funds, endowments, and private clients. Both Moore and Prendiville will continue to report ...

Super funds 'playing to their strengths' in private markets

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2024
... unlisted infrastructure as the most popular private asset allocation. "By allocating to private assets, Australian pension funds are playing to their strengths; their long-term investment horizon and liquidity profile neatly align with those of private ...

Top asset owners return to growth: Study

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2024
... end, up 12.3% on the previous year; total assets under management (AUM) dropped 8.7% in 2022. Of the total assets, pension funds manage 51.2%, sovereign wealth funds have 38.9%, and outsourced CIOs and master trusts oversee 9.3%. Foundations and endowments ...

Super funds set renewables targets

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2024
... said. ASFA said its report recommendations would also make Australia an attractive proposition for international pension funds. "The sophisticated institutional investment community in Australia, because of the successful superannuation funds, is like ...

Performance the best member retention tool: Mine Super

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2024
... CPS 230 the regulators are now landing the plane in relation to the training standards around how we manage these pension funds," Nair said. Historically, a fund only needs to demonstrate that a process is functional, but that has since changed; the ...