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Tobacco and super funds must split

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2016
Institutional investors need to do more to combat investment in tobacco, with around $10 billion still invested via superannuation alone. Speaking at an Altius Asset Management event in Sydney yesterday, chief executive of Tobacco Free Portfolios Dr ...

Russia and India sign investment partnership

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2016
... in Indian business. The fund is a partnership between the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), Russia's sovereign wealth fund, and India's National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF). Both funds have contributed US$500 billion to the new vehicle ...

Fidelity names Australian MD

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2016
Fidelity International has appointed a new managing director for its Australian operations. In addition to her role as investment director, Alva DeVoy has been promoted as managing director, Australia. DeVoy will be based in Sydney and assume responsibility ...

Morgan Stanley chief executive steps down

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016
... in a part-time role as a non-executive vice-chairman and will continue as a guardian of the Government's sovereign wealth fund, the Future Fund. Morgan Stanley Australia boasts one of the country's largest retail adviser networks and the company's institutional ...

NZ Super Fund posts decent full-year return

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2016
... Zealand forestry business Kaingaroa Timberlands, increased in value by NZ$82 million to NZ$1.49 billion. The sovereign wealth fund, which is designed to help pre-fund national superannuation payments from 2032, finished the June financial year at NZ$30.10 ...

QIC and Future Fund win Port of Melbourne lease

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2016
... infrastructure assets. It will be an important contributor to our long-term investment objectives as Australia's sovereign wealth fund," Costello said. GIP Australia partner Russell Smith said the firm "looks forward to bringing to bear our strong port ...

Future Fund ahead of target on tenth birthday

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2016
... the flagship Future Fund reached $122.8 billion in funds under management, double the $60.5 billion the sovereign wealth fund has received in contributions since it was set up in May 2006. While a return of 4.8% in the last financial year was slightly ...

Efficiency key to performance in low-return world

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2016
... superannuation funds, financial advice groups, banks, wealth managers, corporate funds, insurers and one sovereign wealth fund. The respondents said that their two greatest concerns are generating returns and the ongoing risk of economic or market shocks ...

NZSF gets top UN sustainability ratings

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2016
The United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment has given top marks to the NZ Super Fund. The sovereign wealth fund has received an A+ rating for responsible investment governance and strategy and either A or A+ ratings across all reported ...

Fees still an issue for alternatives: WTW

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2016
Total assets managed by the top 100 alternative investment managers globally increased by 3% in the past year to US$3.6 trillion, according to new research from Willis Towers Watson (WTW), which found that while inflows remain steady, investors are ...