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UBS AM hires insto sales director

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2019
... Australia and in the UK where his responsibilities included managing relationships with superannuation, government and sovereign funds. "We are delighted that Liam McDermott is joining the UBS Asset Management and further strengthening our institutional ...

IPOs fewer but performing well

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2019
... and 72 over the 12-month period. Small caps IPOs raising less than $100 million. A report from International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds (IFSWF) said sovereign wealth funds cooled on IPOs in 2018 as public markets offered up fewer IPOs and warmed ...

New Bond ETF for BetaShares

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2019
... issued primarily by Australian federal and state governments. The ETF also tracks a component issued by supranationals, sovereign agencies and similar organisations. BetaShares said the AGVT Index is currently providing an income return higher than traditional ...

New climate risk government bond index launches

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2019
... Government Bond Index (Climate WGBI) yesterday, allowing investors to consider a quantitative measure of climate risk to sovereign debt for the first time, it said. Derived from the firm's World Government Bond Index, the new option will be available ...

Sovereign investors go back to fixed income

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2019
Sovereign investment portfolios around the world have gone back to holding the largest chunks of their assets in fixed income after concerns about volatility in equities markets, says Invesco. Globally, sovereign investors increased their fixed income ...

Sovereign wealth fund revokes exclusions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2019
The Norwegian sovereign wealth fund has revoked its decision to exclude Rio Tinto from its investments. Norges Bank has repealed exclusions placed on five international organisations over the last 15 years, Rio Tinto among them. The fund will also now ...

Future Fund backs tech startup

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2019
Australia's $154 billion sovereign wealth fund has invested in a technology company looking to deploy its products in the industrial sector. California's Everactive raised $30 million in a recent funding round, of which Future Fund was the lead ...

Industry pledges Uluru statement support

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2019
... statement. Sunsuper chair Andrew Fraser said: "We believe supporting the statement and rightfully acknowledging the first sovereign Nations of Australia is an important step in our country's journey towards reconciliation." The fund has also signed ...

Super fund awards $100m debt mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2019
... fund. LGIAsuper appointed the Legg Mason affiliate to manage an emerging market debt portfolio via the Brandywine Global Sovereign Credit Fund. Launched in 2012, the fund invests in bonds with high, real yields and seeks investment opportunities where ...

Future Fund crosses $150 billion

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2019
The sovereign wealth fund has crossed $150 billion in assets after a strong quarter, as it readies to pitch in to the next Federal budget. The Future Fund returned 5% over the quarter to March end, taking its decade-long performance to 10.4% - 3.9% ...