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Northern Trust survey reveals what's testing asset owners

ANDREW MCKEAN | MONDAY, 14 APR 2025

Northern Trust's inaugural global study of 180 asset owners has mapped the pressures, both internal and external, they expect to face in the coming year. The study canvassed responses from senior leaders from pension funds, multi-managers, outsourced ...

US pension funds haemorrhage US$249bn

ANDREW MCKEAN | THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025

The 25 largest state and local pension investment funds in the US have lost an estimated US$249 billion in public equities, according to the Equable Institute. The institute, which is a bipartisan nonprofit, said most of the damage occurred over the ...

EQT closes flagship infra fund at $37bn

MATTHEW WAI | WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2025

EQT Infrastructure VI raised €21.5 billion (AU$37 billion) in total commitments, exceeding the €20 billion target. The capital raising includes the €21.3 billion in fee-generating assets under management and builds on EQT Value-Add Infrastructure's ...

State Super: In decline but doing fine

ANDREW MCKEAN | FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2025

... Overall, State Super's funds are shrinking, but at different speeds. The defined benefit side, essentially a long pension fund, is bleeding out slowly. It's not fully funded, which means the government contributions and investment returns are coming ...

Canada pension fund hires ex-CalPERS CIO

ELIZABETH FRY | THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025

Canada's largest pension scheme has hired a former CalPERS investment chief who famously led a big push into private equity and private debt. The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has confirmed the appointment of Ben Meng as head of investment ...

Korean pension fund takes $50m stake in Metrics

ELIZA BAVIN | FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2025

The National Pension Service (NPS) of Korea - the worlds third largest pension fund - has acquired a 4.17% stake in Metrics Credit Holdings for $50 million. This comes seven years after Pinnacle Investment Management paid $46 million for a 35% equity ...

Asian family office sets up in Melbourne

ELIZABETH FRY | THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025

Vantage Family Office is expanding into Australia by launching a capital markets business to serve high-net-worth individuals and institutions. The Asian-based multi-family office platform has set up Vector Capital Management, which will be led by veteran ...

NZ Super commits NZ$50m to private equity manager

MATTHEW WAI | WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2025

The New Zealand Superannuation Fund has committed a further NZ$50 million ($45.2 million) to a private equity investment manager's strategy investing in Australian and New Zealand companies. The super fund has invested into Direct Capital's ...

Super fund investment in US to skyrocket

ELIZA BAVIN | MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025

... other stakeholders, this could be $240 billion or more," the report said. "That would see, for example, Australian pension fund investment in American infrastructure increasing from $20 billion today to $110 billion, across roads, ports and logistics ...

Australian super assets set to become second largest globally: WTW

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2025

Australia's superannuation assets have jumped 500% over the last 20 years and are on track to become the second-largest pension market globally by 2030, the WTW's Thinking Ahead Institute predicts. Australia's superannuation assets reached more than ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI | 12:42PM

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI | 12:34PM

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI | 12:17PM

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA | 12:29PM

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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