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NZ Superannuation Fund names joint CIOs

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2024
... implemented. NZSF posted a return of 15% this past financial year, trouncing its peers, according to data provider Global SWF. It outperformed its Treasury Bills benchmark - a measure based on the rolling yield of 90-day Treasury Bills, reflecting the ...

NZ Super Fund shines bright with standout return

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2024
... Fund, posted a herculean return of 14.94% this past financial year, trouncing its peers, according to data provider Global SWF. The fund outperformed its Treasury Bills benchmark - a measure based on the rolling yield of 90-day Treasury Bills, reflecting ...

BlackRock has most valuable brand, study finds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2024
BlackRock has the world's most valuable brand in asset management, while Public Investment Fund (PIF) takes the title among sovereign wealth funds. That's according to a global ranking of brand strength and brand value conducted by Brand Finance. ...

Jo Townsend named chief executive of NZ Super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2024
... Australia Asset Management. Williamson thanked Steed for her efforts in maintaining momentum on key strategic initiatives. Global SWF has listed the Kiwi sovereign wealth fund as the best-performing sovereign investor globally over the last ten years ...

Largest pension funds see drop in assets: Research

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 12 SEP 2023
... representing 70.9% of total assets. "Sovereign pension funds accounted for US$ 6.2 trillion in assets, while sovereign wealth funds (SWF) totalled US$ 11.6 trillion," it said. "Sovereign wealth funds' assets grew by 13.9% during 2022, compared to ...

SWFs double in size, eye alternatives

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023
... driven the overall growth with their total AUM rising 31% since the end of December 2021. China is also now home to the largest SWF, with the China Investment Corporation now at US$1.4 trillion, largely due to its investment in alternatives over the ...

SWFs shrink for first time ever: Report

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2023
... shrinking in value for the first time ever. Total value of the sector dropped by a total of US$1 trillion, according to Global SWF. Similarly, the Global SWF report says public pension funds (PPFs) reduced assets by US$1.3 trillion, with the following ...

Aviva Investors appoints head of APAC

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2022
Richard Surrency has been named as Aviva Investors' new head of Asia Pacific. Based in Singapore, Surrency will report to Aviva's global head of distribution Scott Callander. Surrency joins from Franklin Templeton, where he served as head of private ...

NZ Super shifts $25bn to low carbon indices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2022
... NZ Super Fund noted that the fund's performance has continued to be strong, citing a study by independent think-tank Global SWF which found the fund, with an 11.79% return over the past six years, was the top performing sovereign wealth fund globally. ...

GIC to open Sydney office

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2021
... more value-add together." GIC was established in 1981 and has US$550 billion in assets under management, according to Global SWF which tracks 400 sovereign wealth funds and public pension funds.