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Pension fund embraces managed accounts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2017
Asset managers experienced in real assets are being sought by the Japanese Government Pension Investment Fund to manage a separately managed account comprising global private equity, infrastructure and real estate investments. The SMA would hold global ...

Industry funds blame ATO for super underpayment

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2017
... balances, an average of $35,000 shortfall in workers' retirement savings, will force more retirees to rely on a government pension. In their submission to the Senate economics committee, the ATO questioned ISA's claim that as many as 30% of employees ...

CSC contributes to global ESG think tank

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016
... practice in ESG investment and portfolio management. The Global Asset Owners' Forum, organised by the Japanese Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF), came away with several initiatives. The 13 attendees, who included some of the world's largest pension ...

'Constant tinkering' leaves Australians uncertain: MLC

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2016
... significantly more likely (35%) to feel prepared for retirement, with only 27% believing they will need the government pension, compared to 49% of respondents who do not employ a financial professional. Executive general manager, superannuation and investment ...

Japanese pension fund continues ESG commitment

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2016
Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) is planning to host about 20 of the world's largest asset owners for an ESG investment forum later this year. The Global Asset Owners' Forum will continue the fund's obligation to better understand responsible ...

State Street appointed alternatives custodian at GPIF

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2016
State Street has been appointed the custodian of alternative investments at Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF). The GPIF manages about $1.5 trillion and according to its latest figures, paid State Street about $8.3 million in custodial ...

Norwegian pension fund drops 52 coal companies

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016
... announced that 52 coal companies, including two Australian ones, will be excluded from the roughly $1 trillion Government Pension Fund Global. The exclusions came after the introduction in February of a new "product-based coal criterion" in the fund's ...

Pre-retirees understand super's objective

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2016
More than 80% of pre-retirees are expecting superannuation to be the source of their retirement income, highlighting senior Australians are conscious of super's objective. A recent survey commissioned by Challenger, and conducted by the National Seniors ...

Economic uncertainty demands agile insto investment

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016
... institutions surveyed, 77% of central banks are most affected by rising interest rates, while 90% of SWFs and government pension fund respondents said an equity market correction will have a moderate or significant impact on their investment strategy ...

More Australians intend to retire later

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2016
... 'superannuation/annuity/allocated pension'. "While 47% of [people] aged 45 years and over who had retired reported a 'government pension or allowance' as their main source of income at retirement, only 27% of [people] aged 45 years and over who were ...