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Promotions at Zenith to capitalise on growth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2018
... senior investment analyst and was named head of research in November 2012. Prior to Zenith she held roles with Lonsec, Future Fund and Russell Investments. While Moncrieff will retain the head of research position, Zenith said some of her responsibilities ...

Responsible investment now mainstream

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2018
... 2016. The report is based on a review of the ESG practices of 51 super funds covering almost $1.3 trillion. Adding the Future Fund and NZ Super sovereign wealth funds lifts the market coverage of the report's sample to $1.4 trillion, equivalent to half ...

Insto investment committees step away from status quo

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... transitioning more than $92 billion to a total portfolio approach following the merger of State Super, iCare and the NSW Future Fund alongside TCorp. Whichever way large asset owners invest, Brentnall said it is challenging to think about how this impacts ...

Pension funds must recognise stewardship licence: WTW

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2018
... most effective leaders in any industry. It wasn't always like that," he said. The study, run in partnership with the Future Fund (as a client of WTW), showed these global funds faced issues around group-think or silo thinking. In the past five years ...

Future Fund continues progress yet challenges lay ahead

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2018
... wealth fund has continued to exceed benchmark return targets, with the fund now standing at $141 billion. Chair of the Future Fund Board of Guardians, Peter Costello, was pleased with performance of the fund, but mentioned that challenges lay ahead in ...

Future Fund reshuffles investment team

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2018
The Future Fund is making several changes to its leadership team in an effort to simplify its structure and strengthen its investment, technology and risk functions. Its chief investment strategist will also leave in April. Raphael Arndt will continue ...

Consistent growth fuels Future Fund cyber fears

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2018
The constant risk of a cyberattack on the Future Fund's investment portfolio is among its top concerns. Future Fund chairman Peter Costello said in a portfolio update this morning that the sovereign wealth fund considers cybersecurity risk to be a major ...

Future Fund manager joins Fidante

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2018
The Future Fund's former debt and alternatives manager has taken on a new role with Fidante Partners. John O'Keeffe joins Fidante as head of boutique strategy and business management. In a statement, Fidante said O'Keeffe will help determine the "strategic ...

Superannuation fears regulatory strangle: ASFA

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2017
... from the things that matter." Conversely, Easson dismissed former Federal Treasurer Peter Costello's notion that the Future Fund could take over the investment management of default superannuation, pointing to figures released by ASFA's director of research ...

Superannuation savings reach $2.5 trillion

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2017
... biggest in the world after the US, UK and Japan. Several Australian superannuation and pension funds, including The Future Fund, AustralianSuper and QSuper, were included in the ranks of the world's largest pension funds released in September.