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Boutique to manage $150m for NZ Super

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2015
A boutique fund manager has been awarded a $150 million active equities mandate by New Zealand Superannuation Fund (NZ Super). Mint Asset Management will manage the active New Zealand equities mandate on behalf of NZ Super, which currently has $1 billion ...

BMO to manage ESG for $53bn NZ funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2015
... social and governance (ESG) factors. BMO will provide responsible investment engagement services for New Zealand Superannuation Fund (NZ Super Fund), Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) and Government Superannuation Fund (GSF). Co-chief executive ...

NZ Super suspends Milford AM mandate

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2015
The Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation have suspended a mandate with Milford Asset Management until a Financial Markets Authority (FMA) investigation into the fund manager is completed. Until then, NZ Super will manage the NZ$281 million ($276 ...

QIC hires senior infrastructure execs

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2015
... Costello, the inaugural chief executive of Australia's Future Fund and the first chief executive of the New Zealand Superannuation Fund, was appointed independent chairman of the QIC Global Infrastructure Investment Committee. QIC is working to gain ...

QIC appoints independent investment chair

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2015
... QIC Global Infrastructure Investment Committee. Previously managing director of the Future Fund and New Zealand Superannuation Fund's first chief executive, Costello began his new role at QIC in late 2014. He and the committee will oversee all Global ...

NZ Super Fund takes big stake in LanzaTech

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2014
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund (NZSF) has taken a 17% stake in gas-to-liquid company LanzaTech. The stake, purchased for invested $US60 million ($A64.92 million) values the company at about $US400 million and makes the super fund the second-biggest ...

NZ Super terminates AMP Capital mandate

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2014
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund has terminated AMP Capital's New Zealand active equities mandate, effective from 30 October. The value of the mandate was NZ$257.5 million ($228.8 million). AMP Capital was appointed to the mandate in 2003. The decision ...

NZ Super CEO higher paid than Aussie counterparts

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2014
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund pays chief executive Adrian Orr considerably more than many of Australia's highest profile not-for-profit super fund chief executives. In its 2014 annual report, the NZ Super Fund revealed that Orr received NZ$791,462 ...

Get ready for activist members, super funds told

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014
... for an increased scrutiny of their investments from members, regulators and activists, according to New Zealand Superannuation Fund manager for responsible investment Anne-Maree O'Connor. Speaking at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees ...

Canadian pension fund buys AMP NZ property portfolio

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2014
... an attractive investment destination." Matt Whineray, chief investment officer for the Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation, said the sale was timed to take advantage of favourable market conditions. "As a long-term investor, the NZ Super Fund has ...