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Ben Samild to leave Future Fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2025
Future Fund chief investment officer Ben Samild is leaving the sovereign wealth fund for a new role. Samild has been with the Future Fund since 2013 when he joined as head of alternatives. He was named chief investment officer in August 2023 after serving ...

Macquarie AM wins sovereign wealth fund mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2025
Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) will set up shop in Saudi Arabia after being tapped by sovereign wealth fund PIF for joint venture investments in infrastructure and energy transition sectors. The US$925 billion sovereign wealth fund signed a Memorandum ...

Future Fund achieves 12.2% in FY25, tops other instos

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2025
Australia's sovereign wealth fund beat the returns of other institutional investors by achieving 12.2% p.a. in the last financial year and in the same breath boosted assets to a new high of $252.3 billion. Global equities from developed markets, which ...

Future Fund taps AustralianSuper for property director

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2025
... for four years. He also boasts experience with Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Credit Suisse. Commenting, the sovereign wealth fund said Richmond will be instrumental in driving long-term value for its property portfolio. "This pivotal role leads the ...

Norway sovereign wealth fund divests 11 Israeli companies, cuts mandates

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2025
Norway's US$2 trillion sovereign wealth fund has severed ties with 11 Israeli companies and is in the process of terminating mandates with external managers based in Israel. The sovereign wealth fund's manager, Norges Bank Investment Management ...

1MDB mastermind found in Shanghai with Aussie passport: Reports

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2025
Jho Low, the man accused of defrauding Malaysia's sovereign wealth fund, is reportedly living in Shanghai under a Greek alias with a fake Australian passport. Investigative outlet Brazen is reporting that Low, who has been on the run for several years ...

Elston expands institutional reach

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2025
... institutional manager. During that time, she worked closely with a wide range of institutional investors, including sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, insurance groups, official institutions and family offices. Elston head of adviser services Mark ...

Super moves: PE exec quits Future Fund for ART

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2025
... Retirement Trust as a portfolio manager within the private equity team. Anika Choudhury has left Australia's sovereign wealth fund where she started out a senior analyst nearly five years ago following a stint in First State Super. Before that, she ...

TWG Global to acquire LA Lakers: Reports

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2025
... well as an existing stake in the LA Lakers. In early May, TWG Global made a 5% investment Mubadala Capital, the sovereign wealth fund of Abu Dhabi. Under the deal, Mubadala will anchor and lead a $15.6 billion (US$10bn) syndicated investment in TWG Global ...

Rest, NZ Super Fund top global rankings for best practices

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2025
... Established in 2020, the annual study examines all the publicly available information from the world's largest sovereign wealth and public pension funds to compile its scorecard. It assesses criteria including transparency and accountability, governance ...