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NZ Super delivers 11.84%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2025
... return, or the return over and above the government's cost of capital," Townsend said. "For the past year, the 90-Day Treasury bill rate was 4.61%, making our net return 7.24% - to put it another way, maintaining the fund this year has made the Crown ...

NZ Superannuation Fund names joint CIOs

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2024
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund (NZSF) has split the role of chief investment officer, promoting two of its investment professionals to their new posts. Brad Dunstan and Will Goodwin will become joint chief investment officers effective December ...

Janus Henderson to manage new tokenised treasury fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024
Janus Henderson will partner with tokenisation platform Centrifuge and its asset management arm, Anemoy, to manage Anemoy's Liquid Treasury Fund (LTF), a fully on-chain, tokenised fund. The US$360 billion asset manager will serve as a sub-adviser to ...

NZ Super Fund shines bright with standout return

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2024
New Zealand's sovereign wealth fund, NZ Super Fund, posted a herculean return of 14.94% this past financial year, trouncing its peers, according to data provider Global SWF. The fund outperformed its Treasury Bills benchmark - a measure based on the ...

NZSF returns 17%, smashes benchmarks

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2024
New Zealand Super Fund (NZSF) 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 Super Fund delivers 11.9%

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2023
... behind its Reference Portfolio benchmark, which yielded a 12% return. Nevertheless, the fund said it exceeded its Treasury Bill return benchmark, an indicator of the government's expenses associated with contributing to the fund, by 8.1% or $4.7 ...

US default risk: Are credit default swaps signalling trouble?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023
A Western Asset product specialist says rising credit default swap (CDS) spreads have sparked concerns. However, he downplayed the risk of a US default, calling it a "very low probability event". Robert Abad recalled the sole instance of a "technical" ...

VanEck launches US bond ETF

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2023
VanEck will introduce its 33rd ETF later this week - the first of its kind to be listed on the ASX, the manager says. The VanEck 1-3 Month US Treasury Bond ETF (TBIL) will list on the ASX on Thursday morning. According to VanEck, TBIL is the first short-term ...

NZ Super Fund delivers 30%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 SEP 2021
... reach new heights of NZD$59.8 billion, an increase of NZD$15 billion year on year. It also beat the New Zealand treasury bill return by $13.02 billion (29.4%), as well as its benchmark by $757 million (1.73%). Australian super funds' default strategies ...

Senator remains firm on FASEA extension

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2020
Senator Rex Patrick, whose amendment to Treasury Bill Number 3 meant that the FASEA extensions hit a snag, is not backing down. The senator defended his amendment in an email to a financial advice association. "I added a schedule to the bill. Despite ...
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