Pension Funds

The Australian pension fund’s CEO argues the market is betting on the wrong part of the AI value chain.

Pension assets worldwide surged 9.6% to $68.3 trillion in 2025, with Japan and Australia ranking among the world’s largest markets, a new report says.

APAC institutional investors are moving up the risk spectrum, targeting 8–12% net IRRs in European infrastructure.

Bitcoin’s sharp drop toward $64,000 in early February rattled markets, but institutional voices framed the move as a necessary adjustment rather than a sign of collapse.

A senior portfolio manager at Australia's second-largest pension fund warns that a simultaneous selloff in bonds and equities represents the greatest fundamental risk facing investors this year.

Canadian pension La Caisse reportedly selling $1.5 billion in Chinese PE assets; Indonesian SWF Danantara eyes investment in national stock exchange; and more.

The Dutch pension asset manager and Qatar Investment Authority's cornerstone commitments to the perpetual office fund reflect growing institutional appetite for governance-heavy private structures over passive REIT exposure.

Singaporean SWF GIC and Abu Dhabi SWF Mubadala to join KKR's $10bn data centre deal; Qatar Investment Authority expands venture capital fund-of-funds programme by $2bn; and more.

Aware Super’s stake in a European outlet mall platform exemplifies chief investment officer Simon Warner's strategy of seeking assets with immediate, proven demand as public market valuations remain elevated.

The pension fund's chief investment officer is adopting a more cautious stance on elevated equity markets while identifying selective opportunities across climate, healthcare and AI.

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has joined a consortium set to invest as much as 112.7 billion yen ($719 million) in hospitality-related assets across Japan.

Thailand’s Government Pension Fund is pivoting away from some government bonds, including JGBs, and embracing emerging market equities in the pursuit of a more tactical, globally diversified strategy.