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SWFs double in size, eye alternatives

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023

... largely due to its investment in alternatives over the years. It has grown 44% in the last two years and now surpassed Norway's Government Pension Fund Global which has US$1.2 trillion. This focus on alternatives is now flowing through to other SWFs ...

Top ETF megatrends: Global X

ROSE MARY PETRASS | FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2023

... rapid decarbonisation - 5% market penetration is predicted to be the trigger for rapid uptake of EVs in a country. After Norway achieved 5%, sales jumped to nearly 15% the next year. China is following Norway's lead, only a couple years behind. After ...

Rest appoints head of property

ELIZABETH FRY | MONDAY, 6 FEB 2023

Rest has confirmed the appointment of Andrew Bambrook as head of property. Bambrook joins the $66 billion fund from TelstraSuper where he headed up the real assets team for six years. Reporting to Simon Esposito, Rest's deputy chief investment officer ...

Norwegian wealth fund reports -14.1% return

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2023

Norway's Government Pension Fund Global finished 2022 down a record $222 billion, saying it was a "very unusual year". The oil fund recorded the biggest loss in its history. Its previous largest loss was in 2008 amid the Global Financial Crisis when ...

2022 is the hardest year to retire: Report

CASSANDRA BALDINI | WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2022

... financial services industry and individuals." The GRI looked at the performance of retiree welfare across the globe and ranked Norway in the first place, Switzerland second and Iceland third. Australia sits at fifth place, retaining its spot in the top ...

Australia ranked seventh for retirement wellbeing

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2021

... ranked first for the third consecutive year while the top six country rankings remained unchanged since 2020 - Switzerland, Norway, Ireland, Netherlands, New Zealand. The index, developed by Natixis Investment Managers and CoreData Research, is designed ...

APAC pension funds fastest growing: Study

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2021

... over US$1.7 trillion; it's held this position for close to 20 years now. It is followed by the Government Pension Fund of Norway at US$1.3 trillion. The Global Pension Asset Study (GPAS) is a Thinking Ahead Institute study which gathers yearly data on ...

Macquarie AM acquires logistics centre

ANNABELLE DICKSON | THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021

Macquarie Asset Management's European logistics real estate strategy acquired a facility in Norway for around â,¬67 million. Heiaveien 8 is a warehouse and distribution centre in the Heia Business Park, around 25 minutes away from Oslo. It is a four-storey ...

KLP divests Israeli-linked settlement firms

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2021

Norway's largest pension fund KLP has offloaded 16 companies that operate in banking, construction, infrastructure and telecommunications in Israel connected to occupying Palestinian territory. The pension fund announced on June 5 that following failed ...

World largest asset owners increase ESG, AUM

ANNABELLE DICKSON | TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2020

... the Government Pension Investment Fund of Japan with US$1.55 trillion in AUM followed by the Government Pension Fund of Norway at US$1.06 trillion and China Investment Corporation at $940 billion. Furthermore, Willis Towers Watson Australia head of strategic ...

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BT appoints new head of strategy

KARREN VERGARA

A former Allianz Retire+ executive has joined BT as the new head of strategy.

ASX sees trade volumes soar in May

MATTHEW WAI

ASX saw a substantial growth in trade volumes last month, despite continued lackluster movement in IPOs.

Otivo launches AI-powered financial advice

MATTHEW WAI

Otivo has launched a mobile app for Australians to access licensed advice powered by AI.

Munro expands access to climate focused fund

VINNY VUCAGO

The Munro Global Growth Climate Leaders PIE Fund has been opened to retail investors in New Zealand.

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