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ALP's broadband funding comes under fire

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2007
... (FTTN) network covering 98 per cent of the population, with the $4.7 billion dollar project to be bankrolled by the Future Fund's remaining 17 per cent stake in Telstra. Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd yesterday unveiled his plan to build a nationwide high ...

CalPERS pre-empts healthcare funding crisis

As more companies and individuals grapple with the problem of underinsurance and inadequate healthcare savings, the largest public pension fund in the US has come up with a tidy solution packaged in what it calls a "pre-funding" trust fund. The $300 ...

ACT Govt to announce investment review

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2007
The ACT Government is set to announce a review of investments held by its investment funds, including the ACT future fund for superannuation liabilities, the $2 billion Superannuation Provision Account (SPA). The Canberra Times has reported that Chief ...

Future Fund appoints in anticipation of kick-off

NICK OLIVER  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2007
The Future Fund has appointed of a new head of operations and a new head of finance in anticipation of its looming inaugural task of investing $40 billion into the market. Gordon McKellar joins the team as head of operations, making the move from the ...

Equities the pick of the pack in 2007: Russell

NICK OLIVER  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2007
... valuations. Lastly Russell expects increased demand for Australian equities as a result of super fund demand, the Future Fund and ongoing private equity interest.

New guardian for the Future Fund

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 DEC 2006
... Federal Treasurer and the Minister For Finance and Administration have announced the appointment of John Paterson to the Future Fund board of guardians. Paterson fills the vacancy left by Robert Elstone, who was forced to resign from the board after ...

FUM climbs to $1.3 trillion trumping national debt

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2006
... $96 billion, followed by AMP, MLC, State Street Global Advisers and ING. In a sign of things to come however, the Future Fund with an estimated $35 billion in unallocated cash would be just outside the top 10 if it were counted in the survey. Rainmaker ...

T.Rowe Price wins Chinese govt fund mandate

... 10 non-Chinese investment managers selected by the US$25 billion-plus pension fund. The SSF, similar to Australia's Future Fund, made the announcements this week and chose T.Rowe Price out of more than 80 global fund managers who competed for the mandates. ...

Irish future fund puts faith in passive investing

The National Pensions Reserve Fund, Ireland's equivalent to Australia's Future Fund, has awarded a $5 billion ((a,-3 billion) passive equity mandate to Bank of Ireland Asset Management Limited (BIAM) and State Street Global Advisors (SSgA). BIAM will ...

Keating laments missed super opportunities

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2006
... equation& is the 9 per cent SG." Despite his passion for boosting savings, Keating poured cold water on the idea that the Future Fund was a solution to Australia's unfunded superannuation liabilities. Keating said national surpluses were best invested ...