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Peter Costello steps down from Future Fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2023
... decade. In 2006, as treasurer, Costello was pivotal in founding the Future Fund and defining its inaugural investment mandate, highlighted Chalmers and Gallagher. From the outset, Costello underscored the imperative of the fund in ensuring Australia's ...

Rest awards mandate to specialist fund manager

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2023
Rest has granted an investment mandate to renewable fund manager Octopus Australia, seeking to bolster long-term returns for its 1.9 million members. The $75 billion industry fund's investment coincides with Octopus closing its second fundraising round ...

AustralianSuper hires head of international, private equity

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2023
After 23 years with AXA Investment Management (AXA IM), Mark Hargraves is set to become AustralianSuper's new head of international and private equity. Based in London, Hargraves will be responsible for leading AustralianSuper's $69 billion international ...

Liquidate $250bn Future Fund, says think tank

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2023
Given Australia's economic status, the government has been urged to liquidate the $250 billion Future Fund and pay down its $896 billion debt. According to a paper published by the Centre For Independent Studies, penned by Dimitri Burshtein, the ...

UniSuper awards impact mandate, inks industrial deal

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2023
... negotiated on behalf of UniSuper by real estate management firm Richmond Bridge, under an industrial property investment mandate. The fund now stands alongside Blackstone and Dexus as joint investors in the partnership. "We are delighted to acquire this ...

LIC hunts for investment manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2023
A specialised listed investment company is looking for a new fund manager as it overhauls its investment mandate. Hygrovest (HGV), a listed investment company that largely invests in Australian and global cannabis-related businesses, wants to diversify ...

Consultation opens on NHIF remit expansion

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2022
... including super funds and other institutional investors. The National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation Investment Mandate Amendment (Social and Affordable Housing) Direction 2022 is intended to broaden the remit of the NHIF - an existing $1 ...

Super funds are ready for RIC: Data

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2022
... partners/providers to help plug gaps in their knowledge base (such as institutional term annuities and the decumulation investment mandate)," it said. However, it is solutions for managing longevity risk that top the list for super funds needing expert ...

ASX seeks to improve investment products offering

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2022
A newly released consultation paper from the ASX suggests changes to the existing rule framework may be needed to better serve investor needs, including the merger of AQUA and Warrant Rules. Releasing the paper yesterday, the ASX said it wants to provide ...

Legalsuper invests in innovation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2022
Legalsuper recently awarded two active investment mandates in support of innovation and female founders. The first of the two was awarded to Acorn Capital for investment in its Emerging Growth Strategy. The strategy invests in mis-priced ASX-listed ...