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TCorp and Sunsuper buy UK airports

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2017
... Sunsuper have purchased significant stakes in two UK regional airports after striking a deal with a large Canadian pension fund. The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP) sold 30% of its stakes in Bristol Airport and Birmingham Airport as part of its ...

Pension fund consortium acquires renewable energy portfolio

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2017
Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) and a consortium of investment managers will acquire a renewable energy portfolio from an infrastructure fund manager and large developer with operations in Australia. The Global Infrastructure Partners III fund ...

SelectingSuper finalists announced

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2017
Finalists for the 2017 Rainmaker SelectingSuper Awards have been announced ahead of the industry event on November 16 in Melbourne. The 2017 awards, highlighting Australia's top superannuation providers and industry leaders, represent a significant ...

Factor-based investment demand strengthens: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2017
Despite their complexity, the demand for factor-based investment products is forecast to accelerate over the next five years, latest research shows. Allocations to factor-based strategies among global institutional and retail portfolios reached 17% ...

Whitehelm acquires Netherlands asset for pension funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2017
Infrastructure investment manager Whitehelm Capital recently acquired a petroleum tank storage terminal in the Netherlands on behalf of several pension funds. Whitehelm agreed to acquire 90% of the shares in Vopak Terminal Eemshaven - a joint venture ...

AMP Capital invests in US telecoms giant

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2017
AMP Capital closed a US$200 million mezzanine debt investment in the US' largest private owner and manager of communication infrastructure. AMP Capital's infrastructure debt team secured the investment in Vertical Bridge, which owns or leases towers ...

The trillion dollar pension fund

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2017
... markets, have rapidly increased the US dollar value of the fund in 2017. Established in 1990, the Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global - also known as the Norwegian oil fund - was established to support long-term considerations when phasing petroleum ...

UK asset consultants face competition scrutiny

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017
... strategy and competition Christopher Woolard said: "Investment consultancy services play a significant role advising pension fund trustees when they are procuring asset management services. It is important that trustees can be confident they are getting ...

Aussie super funds increase world ranking

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2017
... funds (US$ millions) Rank Fund Market Total Assets 1 Government Pension Investment Japan $1,237,636 2 Government Pension Fund Norway $893,088 3 Federal Retirement Thrift U.S. $485,575 4 National Pension South Korea $462,161 5 ABP Netherlands $404,310 ...

Fund manager chief steps down, appoints investment director

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2017
... now defunct Citicorp Scrimgeour Vickers on their Australian equities desk. He has also worked for the British Gas Pension Fund as a portfolio manager and subsequently worked for Norwich Investment Management as the head of international equities. Cook ...