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Global sovereign wealth fund assets grow to $15tn

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
Sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) crossed US$15 trillion in assets under management for the first time in December 2025 and, together with public pension funds (PPFs) and central banks (CBs), now manage US$60 trillion in assets and reserves. Global SWF's ...

BlackRock loses $8.9bn pension fund mandate

MATT TOLEDO  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
PME Pensioenfonds, a Dutch pension fund with $105 billion in assets, has terminated an $8.9 billion equity mandate with BlackRock due to the manager's misalignment with the fund's environmental, social and governance framework. According to a release ...

IFM Investors expands into Canada

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2025
... The continued global expansion comes after IFM Investors and Nest completed their first UK investments since the UK pension fund took a 10% stake in IFM in February this year. As part of the partnership, Nest committed close to £500 million to seed ...

Australia's 'Super 6' embrace total portfolio approach: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2025
Australia's largest six superannuation funds are making waves among the world's top 100 asset owners, the Thinking Ahead Institute's latest report shows, as they increasingly adopt a total portfolio approach (TPA). The Asset Owner 100 report labelled ...

Stafford Capital establishes $1.8bn forestry fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2025
Stafford Capital Partners has established a $1.8 billion (US$1.2bn) continuation vehicle, the Stafford International Timberland Continuation Fund. The continuation fund is a roll-up of three of Stafford's existing core timberland funds - Stafford International ...

Super moves: HESTA, Nest, Resolution Life, NZ Super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2025
... and provide strategic direction across the entire investment portfolio," he added. Also working at a major offshore pension fund is former Perpetual Investments chief executive Michael Gordon, who has been reappointed to the board of Nest Pensions, the ...

AI to maximise returns for super members: Report

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2025
The Thinking Ahead Institute (TAI) released a global DC peer study that revealed the current outdated design of these pension funds are preventing younger members from receiving maximised returns. TAI co-founder Roger Urwin supported the report's findings ...

FEATURE | Agriculture: Golden soil

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2025
... superannuation funds' interest appears lukewarm at best. Warakirri has been managing a large portfolio for a local pension fund for 30 years, which McKay says is a top performer, particularly in the last decade, and produces low levels of volatility. ...

Superannuation assets jump to $4.5tn: APRA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
... Pension payments increased by 11.3% to $60.9 billion. On the global stage, the latest Thinking Ahead Institute's pension fund rankings places AustralianSuper as the world's 17 th largest in terms of assets size. Norway's Government Pension ...

DC funds "leaving member money on the table": Report

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
In a recent global peer study conducted by the Thinking Ahead Institute (TAI), defined contribution (DC) pension funds said they are concerned some members are not saving enough for retirement. The study found 60% of respondents are concerned their ...