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Spain plans sovereign wealth fund launch

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2026
Spain is launching a sovereign wealth fund to extend the stimulus of the NextGenerationEU funds that saw it through COVID-19. The new fund, to be named 'Spain Grows', will primarily invest in sectors like artificial intelligence (AI), digitalisation ...

Super moves: NGS Super, HESTA, Mercer

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
... billion Irish Life Investment Managers, which invests on behalf of insurers, pension schemes, fiduciaries and sovereign wealth funds in Europe and the US. Stephen Murray will rejoin the Irish fund as a portfolio manager on the alternatives team. Murray ...

Super moves: WATC, Medibank, HESTA, Future Fund

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
... Karin Halliday has stepped down from her role as director of investment stewardship and ESG at Australia's sovereign wealth fund. After a long career spanning markets, governance and investment stewardship at AMP Capital and the Future Fund, Halliday ...

Global sovereign wealth fund assets grow to $15tn

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
Sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) crossed US$15 trillion in assets under management for the first time in December 2025 and, together with public pension funds (PPFs) and central banks (CBs), now manage US$60 trillion in assets and reserves. Global SWF's ...

Super moves: Aware, VFMC, CareSuper, UniSuper, NGS

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025
... investment leadership experience to the board role. She served as chief investment officer of Australia's sovereign wealth fund for two years until 2022. Brake is currently chair of Australian AI company Dragonfly Thinking. She also sits on the board ...

South Korea looks to Australia for next sovereign wealth fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2025
South Korea is establishing another sovereign wealth fund, with this one to be modelled on the Future Fund. Launching the National Growth Fund yesterday, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Yooncheol Koo said the government would ...

Brookfield, sovereign wealth fund sign AI joint venture

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2025
Brookfield is partnering with a newly established subsidiary of the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) to fund and develop artificial intelligence infrastructure. Earlier this week, the QIA launched Qai, a dedicated AI company. The aim is for Qai to develop ...

Super moves: HESTA, Nest, Resolution Life, NZ Super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2025
... Maryland State Retirement and Pension System. Sandoval brings more than 30 years' experience across pension and sovereign wealth portfolio management, private equity, fixed income, consulting, and investment banking. At HESTA, she led the fund's ...

Super moves: ART, AustralianSuper, Rest, Unisuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2025
... director in the infrastructure and utilities team. At JP Morgan, Marschall advised superannuation, pension and sovereign wealth funds, as well as private equity firms. His work included acquisitions and divestments, capital structuring and strategic ...

Resilience more important than growth: Arndt

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2025
... foundation for sustainable ambition." Arndt admitted building resilience was not easy and required Australia's sovereign wealth fund to turn over $290 billion across its portfolio since 2021. "Through the New Investment Order framework, we concluded ...