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Investors looking to real estate over infrastructure

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2016
Asian sovereign investors have increased their allocations to real estate ahead of infrastructure as investors push to meet diversification and absolute return objectives, according to Invesco's latest Global Sovereign Asset Management Study. While ...

Societe Generale appoints director from Goldman Sachs

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2016
... in Sydney, Adam Weale joins SocGen from Goldman Sachs, where he was executive director of the pension, insurance and sovereign wealth group and managed sales of funds management and derivatives services to institutional clients. Prior to Goldman Sachs ...

Global bond funds underinvested in EMD

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2016
... market debt Eric Fine, who said emerging market debt has higher premiums and better fundamentals than developed market sovereign and corporate bonds and should be considered as a standalone asset class using an unconstrained approach. "Based on fundamentals ...

Saudi sovereign wealth fund flags US$3.5bn Uber investment

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2016
Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund, has invested US$3.5 billion ($4.8 billion) in ride sharing app Uber. The company will use some of the money, likely in the region of US$250 million, to help it expand in the Middle East. ...

Equities out, alternatives in for pension funds

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2016
Large pension funds, including superannuation and sovereign wealth funds, are increasing their exposure to alternatives to preserve or improve return, according to the OECD 2015 Large Pension Funds Survey. The report noted that pension funds in general ...

Three Aus funds awarded AAA climate rating

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2016
... receive the AAA rating. The AODP global benchmark rates the world's 500 biggest asset owners - pension funds, insurers, sovereign wealth funds, foundations and endowments with a total of $US37 trillion assets under management (AUM) - on their efforts ...

Future Fund keeps powder dry

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016
... when opportunities are more certain. Figures released in its recent update for the March quarter, show the $117 billion sovereign wealth fund has upped its cash weighting to 22.9% and decreased Australian equities to just 6.5% of the portfolio. Developed ...

Commodities slump stalling sovereign wealth growth

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2016
Sovereign wealth funds in commodities economies are being forced to sell off assets to manage government deficits, slowing growth for the sector. The 2016 Preqin Sovereign Wealth Fund Review shows that while assets held in sovereign wealth funds collectively ...

Economic uncertainty demands agile insto investment

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016
New Research from State Street shows 'official institutions' like sovereign wealth funds (SWFs), central banks and government pensions are adapting their investment and operating models to be more agile. Titled 'Transforming to Meet the Needs of a New ...

Infrastructure pricing reshaping investment landscape

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016
... Investors executive director Janice Morris said there is no doubt that the current domestic market is competitive. "We have sovereign wealth funds and Canadians who have large capital to deploy. It is competitive not only in the large billion-dollar ...