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Equities out, alternatives in for pension funds

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2016
Large pension funds, including superannuation and sovereign wealth funds, are increasing their exposure to alternatives to preserve or improve return, according to the OECD 2015 Large Pension Funds Survey. The report noted that pension funds in general ...

Good asset owners benchmarked at $30bn

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016
... industry discussion, Ford said there were more than 34,000 asset managers across the world and questioned whether pension funds needed that many components to make the industry work efficiently. Looking to the future, he said the disintermediation of ...

New ETFs launched to cater for BOJ stimulus

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016
... holding 50% of any ETFs, so other buyers will be required to fill the remainder. Brokers say regional banks and pension funds will be the biggest private sector buyers. The emergence of the funds, which has attracted complaints that the BOJ is directly ...

Impact investing on insto agenda

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2016
... institutional investors. Sustainability specialist at RobecoSAM Private Equity, Silva Dezelan, said discussions with pension funds about impact investing had historically been difficult because they were often seen as finance-first investors whereby ...

IFM Investors sells stake in Indiana Toll Road

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016
... for users, targeting increased safety, and driving value for investors. IFM GIF represents more than 70 US based pension funds as investors in the ITR." ITRCC is party to a concession and lease agreement between the Indiana Finance Authority, whereby ...

Agriculture ripe for institutional picking

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2016
... the focus has been on beef production," Bennett says. "However, with investors seeking new opportunities, and with pension funds in particular having patient timelines, the result is likely to be the increased acquisition of grain operations." Last month ...

Three Aus funds awarded AAA climate rating

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2016
... across the world to receive the AAA rating. The AODP global benchmark rates the world's 500 biggest asset owners - pension funds, insurers, sovereign wealth funds, foundations and endowments with a total of $US37 trillion assets under management (AUM) ...

NZ Super Fund sells private equity investments

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2016
... BNP Paribas Securities Services and The Economist Intelligence Unit published a paper looking at how the world's pension funds, superannuation funds and insurance companies were reorganising their investment operations to help meet long-term commitments. ...

State Street expands in Melbourne

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
... to be closer to our Melbourne-based clients", Khoury added. According to State Street's recent global survey of pension funds, Australian asset owners are increasing their alternative asset allocations, with 65% planning to increase their exposure to ...

Economic uncertainty demands agile insto investment

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016
... institutions are diversifying their portfolios and looking at new asset classes and markets. SWFs and government pension funds in particular are showing a strong appetite for alternative investments. 68% of SWFs are looking to increase their commodities ...