Asset Allocation
Anti-Fossil Fuel Protests Hit Australia Pension’s Doorstep
Members of Australia’s UniSuper Fund protest against the fund’s fossil fuel investments.
Tag: Australia
Australia’s Fires Push Pension Plans Into Action
Institutional investors Down Under begin to rally behind more ambitious environmental efforts.
Asset Allocation
Australia’s Future Fund Invests Directly in Cloud Computing After Best Returns Since 2015
The Australian mega fund acquires a 24.1% stake in data center operations.
News
Millennial Sues Australian Pension Fund over Climate Change Risks
24-year-old says fund broke the law by not providing information about climate change risks.
Asset Management Culture
2 More Aussie Pensions Eye Merger, Forming Down Under’s Largest Fund
Sunsuper and Qsuper hold consolidation talks on creating an A$183 billion portfolio.
Hostplus and Club Super to Merge
Merger talks began in July, continuing industry consolidation trend among giant pensions Down Under.
Corporate Moves
Merging Australian Supers Get a New CIO
Anna Shelley to head merged Equip Super and Catholic Super following Equip chief’s resignation.
Newsmakers
Ontario Teachers’ Next Key Markets: Asia, Europe, and Infrastructure
CEO Ron Mock discusses plans to potentially triple Asian headcount and push $8 billion into infrastructure.
Corporate Moves
Merging Australian Supers Get a New CEO
Computershare chief Scott Cameron will head Equipsuper and Catholic Super prior to consolidation.
Corporate Moves
QSuper Promotes Head of Funds to New CIO
Charles Woodhouse will take over the Australian fund in September when chief Brad Holzberger retires.
Newsmakers
First State Super, Vic Super to Merge
Combined Australian mega-fund expected to take shape by June 2020.
Corporate Moves
Cbus Promotes Former NextGen, 40 Under Forty Star Brett Chatfield
New deputy CIO at the Australian superannuation fund has been its head of public markets.
OP-ED: Asia Investment Megatrends May Show True Opportunities
Family office investor details credit opps in Asia-Pacific: outsized alpha with downside protection.
Research
Australian Private Capital Levels Rise to Record A$30 Billion
Country is ahead of China, India, and Japan on a per-capita basis.
Newsmakers
Sunsuper CEO Will Step Down Once Successor Is Found
Scott Hartley’s leadership helped more than double the Australian fund’s assets in almost six years.