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CSC contributes to global ESG think tank

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016
... investment and portfolio management. The Global Asset Owners' Forum, organised by the Japanese Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF), came away with several initiatives. The 13 attendees, who included some of the world's largest pension funds, endorsed ...

Japanese pension fund continues ESG commitment

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2016
Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) is planning to host about 20 of the world's largest asset owners for an ESG investment forum later this year. The Global Asset Owners' Forum will continue the fund's obligation to better understand responsible ...

State Street appointed alternatives custodian at GPIF

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2016
State Street has been appointed the custodian of alternative investments at Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF). The GPIF manages about $1.5 trillion and according to its latest figures, paid State Street about $8.3 million in custodial ...

International pension fund creates stewardship group

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016
... obligation it sees to increase understanding of responsible investment principles. Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) recently created the Stewardship Enhancement Group to discuss the fund's appropriate stewardship responsibilities and ...

Japan pension fund backs responsible investment

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2015
... after a recent UN assembly meeting. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced that Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) would sign on in a move that "will surely contribute to the achievement of sustainable development." GPIF has about ...

BlackRock likes Japan, Europe

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2015
... poor stewards of capital. He said a telling factor in BlackRock's strategy was the Japanese Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) increasing domestic equities exposure to 25%. Estes added that at the household level, Japanese held 56% of their assets ...

Sixteen Aussie funds make top 300 pension funds list

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2014
... Corporation, REST, HESTA, Sunsuper, Cbus, ESS Super, Super SA, GESB and Telstra Super. Japan's Government Pension Investment fund once again topped the list with its $1.2 trillion, and was the only fund to break into the trillion. It was followed Norway's ...

15 Aus super funds in Top 300

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2012
... Japan has the second-largest market share of over 17% (18% in 2010), largely because of the Government Pension Investment Fund. The Netherlands has the third-largest market share with over 6%, while the UK and Canada are fourth and fifth largest respectively ...

Super SA, GESB and Telstra Super join top 300

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2010
... Mexican and Danish funds with 10 per cent, and Dutch funds, which grew 8 per cent. Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund retains its status the largest pension fund in the world, a position it has occupied for the last seven years, with roughly ...

PGI global strategy wins $500m mandate

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2010
... that figure is growing. The fund manager was awarded a $500 million mandate from the Japanese Government Pension Investment Fund 18 months ago. "Of the $46 billion we have under management, $4 billion is in global strategies for clients outside the US. ...

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Ausfood Super appoints chief executive

ELIZABETH FRY
Australian Food Super, the superannuation fund set up for employees in the meat industry, has named Michael Sykes as its new CEO.

mFunds sparked ASX outage, $1m credit issued

KARREN VERGARA
The ASX said the outage from last month largely stemmed from the now-defunct mFunds and will subsequently credit participants $1 million to make amends.

Aussie shares cost 8% more on rebalance days: Dimensional

KARREN VERGARA
Investing in the S&P/ASX 300 on a day it rebalances puts an 8% premium on share prices, a phenomenon that follows major global indices, new research from Dimensional Fund Advisors finds.

Rest appoints first-ever chief of staff

ANDREW MCKEAN
Rest has appointed a senior wealth management leader and superannuation expert from Insignia Financial to take the reins as chief of staff.

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