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Super funds covet more global equities: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2025
Superannuation funds substantially upped holdings in global equities but scaled back on cash, as well as local fixed income and equities in the second half of 2024, new analysis from J.P. Morgan shows. The latest Super Fund Manager Radar note shows ...

Inside Colonial First State's fund manager selection overhaul

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2025
... systems and tools to help form its opinions, because "the numbers don't lie." He said that, particularly in the global equities space, while still taking "lots of active risk" with high return potential, there's more embedded risk controls in ...

Labor vs Liberal: Which government is better for Australian stocks?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2025
... of his tenure." He said a better benchmark might be to compare the performance of the Australian market against global equities. That helps control for broader external forces and brings domestic factors - where government policy has more influence - ...

Future Fund muscles past annual target return, lags in March quarter

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2025
... the past year had added $17.8 billion to the Future Fund, lifting its total value to a record $240.8 billion. Global equities comprise the largest proportion of the Future Fund's asset allocation, totalling $80 billion, primarily in developed markets. ...

NZ Super recognised for two decades of outperformance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2025
... sovereign wealth funds. AP7 took the top spot for pension funds with 13.11%. "In part, that reflects how well global equities, which presently make up about 60% of the fund's assets, have performed during that time," NZ Super Fund chief executive Jo ...

AustralianSuper adds global equity manager

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025
... in-house. Over half of the super fund's assets are invested in equities, and about $118 billion is allocated to global equities. While 30% of the international equities portfolio is internally managed, AustralianSuper plans to up this by 2030. Stanic ...

Platinum mulls L1 Capital merger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025
... believe a merger is a compelling proposition for Platinum shareholders. "Platinum has been one of the pioneers of global equities investing since the 1990's, with a strong brand and diverse client base," they said. "We expect the combined business ...

MFS expands Australian offering with contrarian strategy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2025
... contrarian investing expertise and risk management with a unique mandate designed to complement and diversify global equities exposures within Australian portfolios." "At a time when global equity markets are being shaped by forces unprecedented in nature ...

Sue Brake joins Aware Super committee

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2025
... professionals of Sue and Grant's calibre and believe their extensive experience in private asset investments and global equities, particularly in all equity asset types, will further deepen the experience of the Committee," he said. "In addition ...

Brandes appoints new sales director for APAC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2025
... under advice, as of 31 December 2025. As of the same date, most of its assets were allocated to international and global equities, accounting for 30% and 21% of total assets by mandates, respectively.