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Northern Trust wins two NZ Super mandates

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2016
... Northern Trusts Asset Management has been handed two new factor investing mandates by The Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation. The mandates - each for NZ$300 million ($286 million) - will distribute funds Northern Trust already invests passively ...

NZSF gets top UN sustainability ratings

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2016
... becoming much more widely adopted and sophisticated both in New Zealand and globally," Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation chief investment officer Matt Whineray said. "We're therefore very pleased to remain in the top tier of UNPRI signatories internationally. ...

NZ Super appoints two board members

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2016
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund has announced the appointment of two new directors to its managerial board and the reappointment of another director. Joining the board is British Columbia Investment Management Corporation founding chief executive ...

NZ Super Fund sells private equity investments

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2016
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund has sold its investments in three offshore private equity funds. The investments were in Hellman & Friedman VII, JMI Equity Fund VII, and H.I.G Bayside Loan Opportunities Fund II. NZ Super Fund head of investments ...

NZ Super announces merger mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2016
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund has marked its first foray into merger arbitrage by appointing global investment manager Ramius for a US$200 million ($280m) mandate in the asset class. Ramius is the alternative investment management business of ...

S&P launches long-term sustainability index

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2016
... has been particular interest from large long-term institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds. New Zealand Superannuation Fund chief executive Adrian Orr commented on the launch, saying that "Traditional market practices and products have not ...

NZ Super appoints new chair

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2015
The $28 billion New Zealand Superannuation Fund has appointed a new board chair following the recent resignation of Gavin Walker. The internal appointment sees Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation deputy chair Catherine Savage promoted to the top ...

Australian among most influential investment consultants

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2015
... has fallen off the 2015 list. Trafford-Walker told the magazine she would most like to work with the New Zealand Superannuation Fund, but currently does not. She said former colleague, executive manager of investment strategy at Cbus, Kristian Fok, should ...

NZ Super weighs equity market capacity

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2015
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund has provided an insight as to how it assesses the capacity of NZ equities managers considering the fund's significant allocation to the local share market. The Guardians of NZ Superannuation, the entity that manages ...

NZ Super posts 14% returns for FY2014

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2015
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund returned 14.64% and finished the year to June 2015 with funds under management of $29.54 billion. The fund exceeded its two benchmarks, which are its own passive reference portfolio and the Treasury bill, which measures ...