Global pension funds posted an atypical aggregate net below-benchmark annual investment performance during 2023, with the shortfall largely attributable to increased use of private markets assets.
BNP Paribas Securities Services has released its European road-tested ESG compliance tool in Australia and NZ amid a step-up in regulatory oversight of sustainable investment practices in the region.
The Magnificent Seven are likely riding into bubble territory but investors might yet avoid a bloody showdown, according to a new analysis by Dutch quantitative manager, Robeco.
Global pension funds returned to growth mode in 2023 following sharp losses the previous year but participants will need to update investment models amid more complex systemic challenges, a new survey of the sector has found.
The UK government is set to follow the Australian example by pressuring default pension funds to perform or fold under a new draft framework released last week.
Sovereign wealth funds are changing their asset mix and have executed a stunning U-turn on artificial intelligence investments, according to the latest Invesco annual survey of the sector.
Passive investing may have skewed the numbers but the index-hugging wall of money can’t break the maths of markets, a new GMO paper argues.
The NZ Superannuation Fund has notched up back-to-back results as the best-performing and one of the most-sustainable sovereign investment vehicles in the world in a new review of the sector.
New Zealand’s sovereign wealth fund has named the long-time head of its strategic tilting strategy to temporarily fill the gap left by departing chief investment officer Stephen Gilmore.
The NZ Superannuation Fund has made half-a-dozen fresh investments over the previous few months across an eclectic range of strategies including US timber, a quant trend-follower and a life science specialist.
