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NZ Super Fund invests in hotels

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2019
... Group. It includes Four Points by Sheraton and Adina Auckland Britomart in Auckland and BreakFree Hotel in Christchurch. NZ Super Fund said it intends to acquire and develop additional sites. Under the agreement, two joint ventures have been created. ...

NZ$5 trillion investor group supports Christchurch Call

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2019
NZ Super's initiative to pressure social media companies and governments to eliminate terrorist content online has achieved a new milestone, reaching NZ$5 trillion in assets under management and throwing its weight behind a new movement. At a summit ...

HESTA joins ESG social media fight

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2019
... dissemination of violent and hateful content. Following the livestreaming of the attacks on mosques in Christchurch, NZ Super joined with other New Zealand investors and pension funds to call for action. The group of investors are calling for Facebook ...

NZ Super dumps guns

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019
Hot on the heels of the passage of new gun laws in New Zealand, the NZ Super Fund has divested all companies involved in the manufacturing of automatic and semi-automatic weapons. The fund confirmed companies involved in the manufacture of civilian ...

NZ Super responds to Australian social media laws

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2019
NZ Super, which has been active in calling for action on social media companies following the streaming of the Christchurch terror attacks, has responded to new laws passed in Australia. The laws, passed last week, mean that executives of social media ...

Northern Trust eyes super fund trading desks

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2019
... which include the $147 billion Future Fund, QIC Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme, Crestone Wealth Management, Mercer, NZ Super and Government Employees Superannuation Board (GESB). Paulin says the trigger for Aussie super funds to sign up could be ...

Future Fund hires from WTW

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
... in portfolio construction, strategic asset allocation, organizational design and governance. Prior to this, she was at NZ Super for seven years where she was responsible for the fund's long-term strategy and designing their investment portfolio. She ...

New Zealand investors call for action after attacks

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
... initiative to strengthen controls on social media content in the wake of the Christchurch terrorist attacks. Last month the NZ Super Fund, Accident Compensation Corporation, Government Superannuation Fund, National Provident Fund and Kiwi Wealth partnered ...

Investors raise alarm on Facebook

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2019
... forget your investment, you need a framework to review your investments," he said. O'Connor said the action taken by NZ Super Fund teaming up with Kiwi Wealth and other New Zealand funds to demand Facebook act on the issue was a great example of ...

Australian Ethical mulls Facebook divestment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2019
... funds - with combined assets of more than NZ$90 billion - have called on Facebook, Google and Twitter to take action. The NZ Super Fund, Accident Compensation Corporation, Government Superannuation Fund Authority, National Provident Fund and Kiwi Wealth ...