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NZ Super dumps guns

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019
... from the $41 billion fund. In total, $19 million of investments will be divested. The fund said the decision of the Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation - the crown entity managing the fund - was a reflection of the passing of the Arms (Prohibited ...

Super a money laundering target: AUSTRAC

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 17 DEC 2018
... avoid getting stung. AUSTRAC released a guidance paper to the superannuation sector, outlining the risks facing the guardians of Australia's nest eggs. The financial intelligence agency is concerned about the potential for super funds to be caught out ...

NZ Super Fund appoints CEO

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2018
The NZ$38 billion New Zealand Superannuation Fund has confirmed its new chief executive after a global search for its next leader. Matt Whineray has been appointed chief executive of New Zealand's sovereign wealth fund, beginning July 1. Most recently ...

NZ Super Fund posts record returns

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2017
... nearly 14 years." According to NZ Super, the high annual result reflects a sustained rally in global equity markets, the Guardians' strategic tilting program, its significant investment in North Island forestry business Kaingaroa Timberlands, and the ...

New Zealand super goes green

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2017
... of its funds away from companies with high exposure to carbon emissions and reserves. As part of the major deviation, Guardians of the New Zealand Superannuation Fund announced the $14 billion global passive equity portfolio will employ a low-carbon ...

Future Fund surges to $123 billion

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2016
... seed funding of $61 billion, are a net national economic benefit. This investment success of the Future Fund's Board of Guardians - its 9-member board includes four women - has given the government the confidence to award them mandates to manage four ...

NZ Super tackles climate change

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2016
... system, also present investment opportunities for long-term investors that we intend to capture." The fund's manager, the Guardians of NZ Superannuation, will incorporate climate change considerations into investment analyses and decisions, for example ...

NZ Super Fund posts decent full-year return

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2016
... the year, with the MSCI developed markets and emerging markets indices returning a combined -1.88%. She added that the Guardians' Board remained focused on the long-term and therefore deliberately weighted the portfolio towards growth assets, such as ...

Northern Trust wins two NZ Super mandates

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2016
Northern Trusts Asset Management has been handed two new factor investing mandates by The Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation. The mandates - each for NZ$300 million ($286 million) - will distribute funds Northern Trust already invests passively ...

NZSF gets top UN sustainability ratings

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2016
... "Responsible investment practices are becoming much more widely adopted and sophisticated both in New Zealand and globally," Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation chief investment officer Matt Whineray said. "We're therefore very pleased to remain ...