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Pensions
Australian Pension Aware Super Launches Real Estate Platform
Pension fund aims for Aware Real Estate to manage more than A$7 billion in assets within five years.
Newsmakers
Australian Pension Funds Mercy Super and HESTA to Merge
Proposed deal is the latest in an ongoing consolidation within the industry.
Newsmakers
Expect Chronic Inflation, Says CIO of Singapore’s Sovereign Wealth Fund
At the Milken Institute Global Conference, institutional investors discussed rethinking their allocations, as the inflationary environment seems likely to be here for the long haul.
Newsmakers
Three Australian Funds Merge to Create the Country’s Second-Largest Retirement Fund
Officials hope that the mergers will reduce management fees and increase retiree benefits.
Asset Allocation
REST Could Be First Australian Pension Fund to Invest in Crypto
CIO Andrew Lill said digital assets are a ‘very interesting and important part of our portfolio going into the future.’
Pensions
AustralianSuper, LUCRF Super Plan to Form $173.8 Billion Investor
The merger would consolidate the country’s first and largest superannuation funds.
Pensions
AustralianSuper Jumps Record 20.4% for 2021 Fiscal Year
The allocator will maintain a pro-growth stance with listed shares and private equity in its portfolio.
Corporate Moves
Australia’s Hostplus, Statewide Super to Explore Potential Merger
If approved by trustees, the resulting allocator would manage more than A$77 billion in retirement assets.
Pensions
QSuper, Sunsuper to Form $155 Billion Australian Superannuation Fund
The deal will create one of the most significant mergers of its kind, the plans say.
Asset Allocation
Australia’s Largest Pension Fund Pledges Net Zero Portfolio by 2050
The $137 billion AustralianSuper has outlined a four-pronged approach to eliminate emissions within 30 years.
Risk
Australian Pension Fund Settles Climate Change Lawsuit
Mark McVeigh calls the settlement with Rest pension fund a ‘ground-breaking recognition’ of risks posed by climate change.
Asset Management Culture
Australia’s IFM Investors Targets Net Zero Goal by 2050
The $114.6 billion fund joins a growing list of pensions and endowments aligning with the Paris Agreement target.
Asset Management Culture
Shakeup at Australia’s AMP over Sexual Misconduct Allegations
Board Chairman David Murray leaves, along with another director, as Boe Pahari steps down as AMP Capital’s new CEO, after uproar over Pahari’s promotion in light of 2017 harassment complaint against him.
Pensions
Netherlands, Denmark, Australia Rated World’s Top Pension Systems
Thailand, Argentina, and Turkey were ranked as having the worst pension systems in the world by Visual Capitalist.