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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
... (34%) of the top 100 alternative managers' assets, followed by wealth managers (19%), insurance companies (10%), sovereign wealth funds (6%), banks (2%), funds of funds (2%) and endowments and foundations (2%). Commenting on the results senior investment ...

Defined benefit deficit at $182bn

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2016
... to cover 69% of their estimated liabilities. For example, while the Future Fund is often lauded as Australia's sovereign wealth fund, in reality it has a much more restrictive role as its sole purpose is helping to provision for the $160 billion in DB ...

PROFILE: Industry Super Australia chief economist Stephen Anthony

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016
... years as a fiscal strategy specialist. "[At Treasury] I worked on such issues as the need or otherwise for a sovereign wealth fund; a review of public infrastructure in Australia; and also war gaming in a future economic downturn. [All] that work actually ...

Instos begin litigation against Volkswagen

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2016
... elsewhere," a Bentham Europe statement said. It said hundreds of institutional investors make up the suit, including sovereign wealth funds, international asset managers, public pension funds, and multinational company pension plans and foundations. ...

Societe Generale appoints director from Goldman Sachs

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2016
... Sydney, Adam Weale joins SocGen from Goldman Sachs, where he was executive director of the pension, insurance and sovereign wealth group and managed sales of funds management and derivatives services to institutional clients. Prior to Goldman Sachs ...

Saudi sovereign wealth fund flags US$3.5bn Uber investment

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2016
Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund, has invested US$3.5 billion ($4.8 billion) in ride sharing app Uber. The company will use some of the money, likely in the region of US$250 million, to help it expand in the Middle East. ...

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 ...

Three Aus funds awarded AAA climate rating

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2016
... 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) - on their efforts at managing ...

Future Fund keeps powder dry

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016
... opportunities are more certain. Figures released in its recent update for the March quarter, show the $117 billion sovereign wealth fund has upped its cash weighting to 22.9% and decreased Australian equities to just 6.5% of the portfolio. Developed ...