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Six local funds in world's top 100: Study

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2022
... in some cases figures from June 2021 were used. There are six local entities that make the Asset Owners 100, with Future Fund ranking the highest at 37 th with US$185 billion. AustralianSuper ranked 43 rd with US$169 billion, Aware Super 71 st with US$107.5 ...

Cbus pledges $500m to support Housing Accord

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2022
... committing $500 million to support the construction of new social and affordable homes through the Housing Australia Future Fund (HAFF) as part of the national Housing Accord. Cbus chair Wayne Swan said the fund's commitment to the Housing Accord aligned ...

Affordable housing investments a win-win: ISA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
... affordable and social housing dwellings. The government also indicated it will invest $10 billion in the Housing Australia Future Fund to generate returns from building 30,000 new social and affordable homes in the fund's first five years. Nevertheless ...

Super funds, sovereign investors back $1bn VC fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2022
... $1 billion. Investors include AustralianSuper, Hostplus, HESTA, Aware Super, Telstra Super and NGS, as well as the Future Fund, New Zealand Growth Capital Partners' Elevate fund and ACC. The fund is also supported by over 270 individual investors, Blackbird ...

Future Fund proves resilience to market shocks

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2022
The Future Fund produced a return of -0.6% for the first quarter of the financial year, while developed listed markets fell 5.2%. The sovereign wealth fund's assets under management (AUM) are now $193 billion, falling by $1.25 billion over the quarter. ...

Affordable housing in Budget spotlight

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2022
... consistent way," chief executive Denita Wawn said. The government is also introducing the $10 billion Housing Australia Future Fund to increase housing supply and improve service delivery. The fund will provide 20,000 new social housing dwellings, 4000 ...

Future Fund adds to ESG leadership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2022
The Future Fund has recruited a high-profile industry executive to its investment stewardship team. Karin Halliday will join the Future Fund as director, investment stewardship and ESG, the sovereign wealth fund has confirmed. Halliday will report to ...

AustralianSuper breaks into world's top 20 pension funds

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2022
... increased fund size." He added that consolidation has intensified because of the Your Future, Your Super reforms. Future Fund jumped one place to slot 26 with US$147.8 billion total assets, while Aware Super fell seven places to 46 with US$107.5 billion. ...

Future Fund assets drop to $194.4bn

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2022
Future Fund assets slipped almost by 5% to $194.4 billion from its $203.6 billion December peak. The Australian sovereign wealth fund reported a 3.1% drop in its return for three months to June and a 1.2% decline from $196.8 billion over last year. ...

Future Fund appoints alternatives, credit heads

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2022
Future Fund has named Tammi Fisher as its head of alternatives and James Waldron as its head of credit. Fisher initially joined the sovereign wealth fund in February 2021 as director of private equity. She has had an extensive career in the investment ...