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Factor-based investment demand strengthens: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2017
... the global market is at the tipping point of mass adoption, he added. More than 100 global pension funds, insurers, sovereign wealth funds, financial advisers, asset consultants and banks with US$7 trillion in AUM took part in the research.

QIC boosts US presence with acquisition

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2017
... under management. It has more than 700 employees and serves more than 110 clients including governments, pension plans, sovereign wealth funds and insurers, spanning Australia, Europe, Asia, Middle East and the US.

NZ Super Fund posts record returns

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2017
New Zealand's sovereign wealth fund had one of its best years yet posting an annual return of more than 20%. For the 12 months to 30 June 2017, the New Zealand Superannuation Fund turned in a 20.71% (after expenses, before tax) return. This follows ...

AIA acquires CBA life insurance businesses

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2017
... Australian and New Zealand life insurance businesses to AIA Group for $3.8 billion. The sale of CommInsure Life and Sovereign also includes a 20-year bancassurance partnership with AIA for the provision of life insurance products to customers in Australia ...

The trillion dollar pension fund

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2017
... has said this is just the "first tranche of companies that could be affected by the criterion". Australia's largest sovereign wealth fund, the Future Fund, is expected to grow to $200 billion over the next decade. Meanwhile, Australia's largest superannuation ...

Aussie super funds increase world ranking

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2017
... Australian fund, at 32 overall. In addition, the Future Fund is ranked 10th highest by assets under management for a sovereign fund linked to a pension purpose. Telstra Super was the only corporate fund to make the top 300 this year. Australian funds ...

New Zealand super goes green

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2017
New Zealand's $35 billion sovereign wealth fund is hanging its future on a low-carbon strategy, shifting 40% 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 ...

CBA contemplates CommInsure sale

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2017
... retaining CommInsure or implementing reinsurance arrangements. CBA's New Zealand-based life and health insurance arm, Sovereign, was also highlighted for a potential sale. Although CommInsure was cleared of allegations of medical misconduct and systemic ...

Macquarie leads alternatives pack

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2017
... prosper going forward." One-third of alternative assets were held in pension funds, followed by wealth managers (15%), sovereign wealth funds (5%), endowments and foundations (2%), banks (2%) and funds of funds (2%), the report noted. Closer to home ...

QIC appoints investments director from LaSalle

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2017
... North America and Europe, Vittorio Lacagnina. "As a leading investment provider for superannuation funds, pension funds, sovereign wealth funds and other institutional investors, QIC seeks out quality real estate assets where we can add value over the ...