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Norwegian wealth fund reports -14.1% return

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2023
Norway's Government Pension Fund Global finished 2022 down a record $222 billion, saying it was a "very unusual year". The oil fund recorded the biggest loss in its history. Its previous largest loss was in 2008 amid the Global Financial Crisis when ...

SWFs shrink for first time ever: Report

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2023
It's no surprise that 2022 was one of the most difficult years for State-Owned Investors (SOIs) in recent history, shrinking in value for the first time ever. Total value of the sector dropped by a total of US$1 trillion, according to Global SWF. Similarly ...

What you read in 2022

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2022
... offering overseen by Equity Trustees Superannuation. Products or sub-plans of the fund include Bank First Super and Pension Fund, Beyond Super, Defence Bank Super and Pension Fund, Greater Rollover and Pension Fund, Hunter United Super Choice and Pension ...

ETF sentiment continues to grow: BetaShares

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2022
Australian investors continue to be attracted to ETFs, with 1.9 million including the investment vehicle in their portfolios. BetaShares 2022 Investment Trends ETF Report revealed ETFs have continued to prove popular with investors despite recent market ...

More alpha gains through ops

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2022
Growth in fund complexity and managing assets in-house has triggered intensive efforts by pension funds to beef up their operational and support functions. JANA principal consultant and head of operational consulting, Jo Leaper, says there is a growing ...

MaxCap boosts capital raising team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2022
MaxCap has bolstered its capital raising capabilities, adding three to its team. The real estate investment manager said the new hires underscore the significant growth opportunities in the market for the group. Ben Woolley has joined the team as associate ...

Six local funds in world's top 100: Study

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2022
... at 94 th with US$86.2 billion. TCorp rounded out the list in 100 th place with US$83 billion. Japan's Government Pension Fund topped the list with US$1.73 trillion, followed by Norges Bank Investment Management (US$1.4tn) and China Investment Corporation ...

Pension fund buys up iconic Aussie vineyards

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2022
A major Canadian pension fund has acquired 35 vineyards from Australia's largest family-owned wine company, Casella. Through its subsidiary Southern Premium Vineyards (SPV), the Canadian pension fund manager Public Sector Pension Investments (PSP) owns ...

Goldman Sachs charged over ESG failures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
Goldman Sachs Asset Management is paying US$4 million to settle charges brought by the US regulator over failures involving ESG research used to select investments. It comes as the US government reverses limitations placed on some pension funds in relation ...

Industrial property ensures big wins for TelstraSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2022
TelstraSuper investment chief Graeme Miller says exposure to industrial property delivered bumper returns for the superannuation fund as the boom in online shopping drove up values. The unlisted property sector makes up about 11% of the super fund's ...