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Goldman Sachs launches global infra feeder fund for Aussie investors

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2023
... infrastructure opportunities. "Infrastructure, as an asset class, was created by very large institutional investors, sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, insurance companies," he explained. "Most of the capital allocated to the asset class traditionally ...

BlackRock raises $500m for Super Battery

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2023
BlackRock Alternatives has secured over $500 million from Australian and global institutional and sovereign co-investors to expedite the development of the Waratah Super Battery. The Waratah Super Battery (WSB), believed to be one the largest committed ...

ISPT targets success with revamped leadership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023
... management and also served as fund manager for the Charter Hall Prime Office Fund. He also previously held roles with sovereign wealth fund GIC, Stockland, and ING Real Estate. Taking on a newly created role, Steven Peters is now the group's chief sustainability ...

SWFs double in size, eye alternatives

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023
The world's sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) have doubled their assets under management in the last decade. Preqin's latest Sovereign Wealth Funds 2023 report shows AUM held by funds now totals US$10.4 trillion, as at March end. Notably, US$4.3 trillion ...

Future Fund adds to investment team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2023
... investment team with the hire of Toby McMillan as director of unlisted property. McMillan arrives from the $60 billion quasi-sovereign wealth fund Victorian Funds Management Corporation. McMillan worked at VFMC for more than 12 years, most recently as ...

Boutique co-founder jumps to AustralianSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2023
... manager is taking on a new role at AustralianSuper. At the same time, one of the fund's portfolio managers is joining a sovereign wealth fund. The $260 billion superannuation fund has added Megan Talmage to its equities team as portfolio manager of portfolio ...

Supercharging Australia's climate investment action

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... Safeguard Mechanism legislation. For example, it will develop a purpose-built Sustainable Finance Taxonomy, introduce a Sovereign Green Bonds program and strengthen the framework of mandatory climate-related financial disclosure requirements for large ...

Funding boosts ASIC greenwashing remit

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... years to boost the government's sustainable finance agenda. About $8.3 million over the period will establish a sovereign green bond program to raise capital for environmental and climate change-related programs. Some $1.6 million will develop a ...

Future Fund trumps market averages

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2023
... rate increases, it's unlikely the cycle of rising rates to control inflation is finished," Costello said. While the sovereign wealth fund's 10-year return was 9.1% per annum, besting its 6.8% target, Costello added that the board expects real returns ...

Global investors look to strike gold: Study

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2023
... $307.5 billion assets under management across pension funds, private equity and venture capital firms, family offices and sovereign wealth funds. It found 93% of investors expect direct investments in gold to increase over the next 18 months, with 9% ...