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NZ Super weighs equity market capacity

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2015
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund has provided an insight as to how it assesses the capacity of NZ equities managers considering the fund's significant allocation to the local share market. The Guardians of NZ Superannuation, the entity that manages ...

NZ Super posts 14% returns for FY2014

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2015
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund returned 14.64% and finished the year to June 2015 with funds under management of $29.54 billion. The fund exceeded its two benchmarks, which are its own passive reference portfolio and the Treasury bill, which measures ...

So bad it could only be good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2015
... back on as China's bad -- very, very bad, trade data sparked hopes of further stimulus and Fed lift-off delay. As 'The Guardian' reports, the latest trade data revealed that, "Imports into China slumped by 13.8% (in dollar terms) year-on-year, while ...

Cash is king at the Future Fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2015
The Future Fund has reported a 15.4% return for the year to 30 June 2015 and has dramatically increased its cash exposure to 19.5% as it expects higher volatility and lower global growth. The fund's cash exposure has increased from 11.2% to 19.5% in ...

NZ Super Fund heavy on growth

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2015
The portfolio that holds the majority of New Zealand Superannuation Fund investments will keep its 80% growth and 20% fixed income ratio in order to meet an ongoing return mandate. Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation, who manage the $26.7 billion ...

Boutique to manage $150m for NZ Super

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2015
A boutique fund manager has been awarded a $150 million active equities mandate by New Zealand Superannuation Fund (NZ Super). Mint Asset Management will manage the active New Zealand equities mandate on behalf of NZ Super, which currently has $1 billion ...

Grexit nears, markets cheer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015
... strangulation". The response from 'the institutions': I'll raise your "criminal intent" with Grexit readiness. As 'The Guardian' reports, "European Commission vice-president Valdis Dombrovskis has revealed that there has been been "some discussion within ...

Greece in crisis (again)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2015
... ( Financial Times ) "Greek crisis: Athens rejects capital controls report as Draghi calls for deal 'very soon'" ( The Guardian ) "Greek crisis pushes stocks lower" ( Nasdaq.com ) "Gold down on dollar strength, Greek crisis in focus" ( India Times )...and ...

The bad and the bad and the bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2015
... they also drop. The bad emanates from the fear of a repeat of the experience of 16 January 2015 (Friday). Here was The Guardian's take the trading day after: "The Shanghai Composite Index sank 7.7% to 3,116.35 at close on Monday, after the China Securities ...

Future Fund appoints board members

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2015
Carolyn Kay and Jane Wilson have been appointed to the Future Fund Board of Guardians. Kay was most recently a director at Commonwealth Bank, and has previously held roles at Morgan Stanley, J.P. Morgan and Linklaters & Paines. Wilson is currently a ...