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Peter Costello steps down from Future Fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2023
... chair of the Future Fund. A formal, merit-based search is now underway for a new chair of the $250 billion sovereign wealth fund, with the government viewing future board vacancies as an opportunity to "refresh and renew" its leadership ranks. Treasurer ...

Future Fund slapped with new disclosure rules

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2023
... Fund Board of Guardians will be forced to periodically disclose the investment holdings of the $250 billion sovereign wealth fund. Under the new reporting regime introduced by minister for finance Katy Gallagher, additional information must be revealed ...

Insto injects further $530m in Qualitas

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2023
... a second commitment of $700 million from a subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA). The sovereign wealth fund now invests a total of $1.4 billion in the Qualitas Diversified Credit Investments (QDCI). In August 2022, ADIA was granted ...

Singaporean wealth manager mandates Aussie boutique

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2023
... (AWF). AWF chief investment officer Jesse Aarnio said SSCF provides an attractive return profile for the sovereign wealth fund's Australian equities basket and client base. "Investing in the Spatium Small Companies Fund fits with our view that managing ...

NZ Super Fund delivers 11.9%

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2023
... confident the super fund will continue to add value for New Zealanders." Further, he said the super fund's sovereign wealth fund status and its long investment horizons gave it access to opportunities not available to others and allowed it to ride ...

Largest pension funds see drop in assets: Research

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 12 SEP 2023
The top 300 pension funds in the world, including 16 local super funds, have seen their assets drop for the first time since 2018. According to the Global Top 300 Pensions Funds report, conducted by Willis Towers Watson (WTW) and the Thinking Ahead ...

NZ Super Fund secures stake in Euroclear

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2023
... diversify our investment portfolio," he said. Meanwhile, Euroclear chair Francesco Vanni d'Archirafi said as a sovereign wealth fund with a long-term investment horizon, the NZ Super Fund is a welcome addition to our shareholder community. Additionally ...

Future Fund posts 6% return

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2023
The nation's sovereign wealth fund returned 6% in FY23, with chief executive Raphael Arndt saying markets are under-pricing economic and geopolitical risks. The total funds now invested by the Future Fund stand at $256.2 billion, inclusive of the $60 ...

State Super partners with analytics firm

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2023
The $38 billion State Super has selected a global data and analytics firm that recently launched in Australia to provide portfolio and risk solutions. State Super senior investment manager Alan Chan said the fund chose Premialab for its ability to deliver ...

LGT Crestone hires from Future Fund

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2023
LGT Crestone is expanding its investment team with the appointment of Matthew Tan as senior asset allocation specialist. Tan's recruitment has boosted LGT Crestone's in-house investment team to 22. He joins from the Future Fund where he spent ...