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NZ Superannuation Fund names joint CIOs

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2024
... and machine learning investments. He is currently a member of the fund's investment committee. NZSF chief executive Jo Townsend said Gilmore's departure created an opportunity to review the way the investment team was structured. "Taking into account ...

NZ Super Fund shines bright with standout return

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2024
... it has outperformed this benchmark by 1.46% per annum or $17 billion since inception. NZ Super Fund chief executive Jo Townsend, who stepped into the top job in March after eight years at Funds SA, credited robust global share market returns for the ...

Funds SA exec jumps ship

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2024
... Interestingly, Keenan is the third executive to depart Funds SA in as many months. It all started when chief executive Jo Townsend left last September to join NZ Super after eight years at the helm of Funds SA. Subsequently investment chief Richard Friend ...

NZ Super Fund names chief risk officer

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2024
... Morgan Stanley, Westpac Investment Management and ABN Amro. Speaking on the appointment, Guardians chief executive Jo Townsend said taking risks is crucial to delivering resounding returns, and Mitchell's expertise in risk management is "a valuable asset" ...

NZSF returns 17%, smashes benchmarks

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2024
... returned a whopping 17% in the year to May, outpacing many of its benchmarks. Under the new leadership of chief executive Jo Townsend, New Zealand's sovereign wealth fund is aiming to double in size from its current NZ$75 billion in funds under management ...

NZ Super Fund names acting chief investment officer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2024
... 2009 to 2018. He has also worked at Morgan Stanley and the International Monetary Fund. Guardians chief executive Jo Townsend, who took up her role in April this year, said the process of recruitment for a permanent chief investment officer would begin ...

NZ Super Fund chief investment officer departs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2024
... long-term partner." Gilmore's resignation from the Guardians comes just one week after the super fund announced Jo Townsend would be stepping into the top job this month. "I am absolutely thrilled to be joining the Guardians. The NZ Super Fund is ...

Jo Townsend named chief executive of NZ Super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2024
... wealth fund, following Matt Whineray's departure late last year. Guardians of NZ Superannuation have appointed Jo Townsend as head of the NZ$70 billion NZ Super. Townsend - chief executive of Funds SA for eight years - left the $42 billion institutional ...

FEAL appoints NGS Super chief to board

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2023
... appointed NGS Super chief executive Natalie Previtera to its board. Previtera will replace director and board chair Jo Townsend effective September 30, who is stepping down from the position consistent with her retirement as chief executive of Funds ...

Funds SA selects new chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2023
Seven months on from announcing Jo Townsend's intention to step down from the top job, Funds SA has appointed her successor. After eight years in the role, Townsend resigned in February and committed to staying on board until a replacement was recruited. ...
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