Global investors brace for tougher private markets as Malaysia's KWAP scales its programme while US allocators warn future returns will demand stronger selection and authentic value creation.
Pension Funds
Adam Murphy, the private equity lead, and Tim Unger, senior portfolio manager of sustainable investments, are departing from Australian Retirement Trust; Rest Super is searching for a deputy CIO and head of private markets as Simon Esposito steps down; FWD appoints Craig Tunstall as interim CRO; and more.
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Institutional adoption of digital assets is accelerating, with global trading desks, sovereign funds, and asset managers scaling exposure amid clearer regulatory frameworks.
Australian superannuation fund partners with Goodman to establish a $1.3bn logistics platform in the US; Future Fund discloses investments in major weapons manufacturers; Japanese pension funds follow GPIF's impact investing shift; and more.
Indonesia's sovereign wealth fund and Export Development Canada sign a $600m agreement to support sectors such as renewables and cleantech; South Korea's DB Insurance buys US carrier Fortegra Group; Canadian pension fund La Caisse to acquire an Australian renewables business; and more.
GIC is in talks to sell its majority stake in Yes! Communities to Brookfield; Macquarie Asset Management has closed its first dedicated energy transition fund with over $3 billion in total commitments; and more.
Future Fund CIO Ben Samild is leaving the SWF to join the Abu Dhabi Investment Council; Brighter Super CIO steps down; Aware Super bolsters European team with valuations lead; and more.
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Specialist climate investor Clean Energy Finance Cooperation and Canadian pension fund La Caisse launch agricultural platform Meldora to generate carbon credit units; Australian Retirement Trust backs 5-year ESG strategy with $666m Macquarie climate fund investment; and more.
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From London offices to build-to-rent platforms, Australia's third-largest pension fund has transformed its global property portfolio through thematic investing focused on demographic shifts and technological disruption.
The $1.65 trillion Government Pension Investment Fund slipped behind Norway in rankings of the world's 300 biggest funds, which account for nearly 42% of pension assets globally.
Institutional investors from Singapore, Qatar and Canada are backing a $13 billion Series F fundraising round for the AI platform Anthropic; Temasek is set to make a minority investment in Nuveen's private credit arm; AustralianSuper to keep US Treasury holdings; and more.
Pension fund AustralianSuper plans to add at least 10 more private equity managers by 2030; Japan public service employee pension fund announces exit from 10 out of 27 active funds; and more.
