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Jo Townsend named chief executive of NZ Super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2024
... will take the helm of New Zealand's sovereign wealth fund, following Matt Whineray's departure late last year. Guardians of NZ Superannuation have appointed Jo Townsend as head of the NZ$70 billion NZ Super. Townsend - chief executive of Funds ...

New chair for NZ Super Fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024
Catherine Drayton is leaving the Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation Board, with her successor to take over on March 1. Drayton has served as chair since April 2021 and been on the board since November 2018. She has decided to step down from the ...

Greg Combet to succeed Peter Costello as Future Fund chair

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024
... as the interim chair of the Future Fund, assuming the position on February 4. Reemst joined the Future Fund Board of Guardians for a five-year term in October last year. The government also appointed Nicola Wakefield Evans and Rosemary Vilgan as part-time ...

New Zealand sovereign wealth fund appoints acting chief

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023
The Guardians of New Zealand superannuation has appointed an acting chief executive for sovereign wealth fund, the New Zealand Super Fund. Paula Steed, general manager of strategy and shared services, will step in as acting chief executive of the $65 ...

Future Fund exposed to dangerous Chinese investments: Opposition

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 7 NOV 2023
... but its investment exposures grew as China developed into a critical financial market. While the Future Fund Board of Guardians asserts that its processes are designed to prevent investments contravening Australian sanctions, Paterson argues that the ...

Future Fund slapped with new disclosure rules

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2023
The Future 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 ...

NZ Super Fund delivers 11.9%

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2023
... opportunities not available to others and allowed it to ride out, and even take advantage of, a volatile investing environment. Guardians chair Catherine Drayton said that the entire Guardians team should be very proud of the super fund's continuing ...

NZ Super Fund secures stake in Euroclear

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2023
... years. The fund advised Whineray would work alongside the board to lead several programs. The programs aim to set the Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation, the manager of the $56 billion NZ Super Fund, up for a new phase in its evolution. The board ...

Future Fund finds new chief investment officer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2023
... responsibilities from Future Fund chief executive Raphael Arndt, who's acted in the role since June 2022. Future Fund board of guardians chair Peter Costello said Samild's appointment highlights the depth of talent in the Future Fund's investment team ...

King's birthday honours for industry executives

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2023
... for more than 20 years. In the member (AM) general division, QBE chair Yasmin Allen and Future Fund member board of guardians Patricia Cross were both recognised for their substantial service to business and finance. Other AM award winners included former ...