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Commodities slump stalling sovereign wealth growth

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2016
Sovereign wealth funds in commodities economies are being forced to sell off assets to manage government deficits, slowing growth for the sector. The 2016 Preqin Sovereign Wealth Fund Review shows that while assets held in sovereign wealth funds collectively ...

Economic uncertainty demands agile insto investment

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016
New Research from State Street shows 'official institutions' like sovereign wealth funds (SWFs), central banks and government pensions are adapting their investment and operating models to be more agile. Titled 'Transforming to Meet the Needs of a New ...

Infrastructure pricing reshaping investment landscape

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016
... executive director Janice Morris said there is no doubt that the current domestic market is competitive. "We have sovereign wealth funds and Canadians who have large capital to deploy. It is competitive not only in the large billion-dollar deals but ...

NZ Super announces merger mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2016
... growth-oriented fund." "The NZ Super Fund, which was named by JP Morgan in 2015 as the world's best-performing sovereign wealth fund, is a world-class organization." The NZ Super Fund had about NZ$28.3 billion ($26.2 billion) in funds under management ...

International pension funds buy London City airport

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016
... Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP), Borealis, AIMCo and Wren House, an infrastructure investment vehicle owned by the sovereign wealth fund of Kuwait, are understood to have struck a deal to buy London's smallest airport from private equity giant Global Infrastructure ...

Global market slide hits NZ Super Fund

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016
... Fund has released its performance report for January 2016, revealing a negative 3.57% return. The $28 billion sovereign wealth fund attributed this return to its weighting to growth assets - in particular its 65% allocation to international equities ...

Former QIC multi-asset head departs

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016
... was focused on strategic investment advice with the Queensland government and relationships across the global sovereign wealth fund and public fund communities. QIC chief executive Damien Frawley said Ryder had made a significant contribution to QIC ...

QIC purchases New York shopping centre

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2016
... about $78.8 billion in funds under management and about 90 global clients including governments, pension plans, sovereign wealth funds and insurers.

Future Fund puts in another strong year

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2016
... the initial investment of $60.5 billion seeded by the government in 2006. In a portfolio update briefing, the sovereign wealth fund said it has been paring back its exposure to equity market risk over the last 12 months, falling from a total of 39.1% ...

S&P launches long-term sustainability index

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2016
... objective of the index), there has been particular interest from large long-term institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds. New Zealand Superannuation Fund chief executive Adrian Orr commented on the launch, saying that "Traditional market practices ...