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Jobs galore

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2017
... the month of September and 3.4% year-on-year - the quickest since July 2008's 3.4% annual rate. Wait there's more! The Guardian reports that "HSBC chief economist Paul Bloxham said businesses were reporting a sharp jump in their concerns about being ...

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 ...

Wall Street interrupted

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 SEP 2017
... between US$70 billion and US$90 billion. This is much lower than Bloomberg's earlier estimate of US$200 billion or the Guardian's US$300 billion for Hurricane Irma alone. After all is said and done, it's back to economy watching again. Certainly, the ...

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 ...

May the force's not with her

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2017
... May expected to boost the Conservatives' slim majority of 17 seats to as much as 140 based on current polls (as 'The Guardian' newspaper reports citing "election expert Michael Thrasher). Instead, and akin to the Brexit referendum result, UK voters once ...

Mercer wins $250m NZ mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2017
... in August last year. Under the new model, PIF manager Taranaki Investment Management Limited (TIML) would become the guardian entity as New Plymouth PIF Guardians Limited. New Plymouth District Council chief financial officer Alan Bird explained at the ...

The president is a Trump

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2016
... theirs to deal with. There are numerous autopsies done freely available on the web but I found Thomas Frank's piece in The Guardian particularly insightful. Here's the link. What's more important now is to discern where President Trump takes the USA ...

NZ Super tackles climate change

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2016
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund is implementing a four-pronged climate change strategy across its entire NZ$30 billion investment portfolio. Representing a fundamental shift for the fund and the industry, NZ Super will reduce its carbon investment ...

NZ Super Fund posts decent full-year return

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2016
The NZ Super Fund returned 1.89% (after costs, before NZ tax) in the year to 30 June 2016. Performance was hampered by negative returns in global equities but the investment committee was still able to add value versus the passive reference portfolio ...

Northern Trust wins two NZ Super mandates

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2016
Northern Trusts Asset Management has been handed two new factor investing mandates by The Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation. The mandates - each for NZ$300 million ($286 million) - will distribute funds Northern Trust already invests passively ...