Australia’s sovereign wealth fund asks if traditional portfolio construction is a thing of the past, audience hears at AsianInvestor’s Southeast Asia Institutional Investment Forum.
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Wind farms offer long-term investors an attractive return profile and are already receiving broad-based political support in New Zealand and Australia.
The CEO of Australia’s Future Fund, Raphael Arndt, has described the organisation's FY22 results as a strong return given the economic environment.
Five years after the sovereign wealth fund announced a nine-year timeline to grow its assets by more than A$67 billion. Despite achieving this goal ahead of schedule, the target has moved.
Having set out clear stewardship principles, investors are now pressuring companies and asset managers to deliver results.
Future Fund CIO Sue Brake steps down; Prudential expands group executive committee; Eastspring's head of portfolio advisors Kelvin Blacklock leaves after 20 years; MLC Life chief executive to retire, to be succeeded by Kent Griffin; JLL hires from single family office; Value Partners taps managing director from Blackrock; Franklin Templeton gets Apac investment strategist; and more.
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Supermarkets, data centres and warehouses have drawn investor interest in developed markets, while Asian logistics have appeal, asset owners said at the Asian Investment Summit 2022.
Despite being long-term investors, sovereign wealth funds have had to develop strategies for unexpected turns in market forces, which include direct inflation protection and multi-asset trend following strategies.
Volatile geopolitics, unpredictable monetary policy and generational differences in priorities means sovereign wealth funds will have their work cut out for them in the coming decades.
Norges Bank Investment Management, GIC and the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority are among anchor investors in the initial public offering of Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India; Future Fund warns of heightened risks as it reports -1.5% returns for Q1 2022; Five Japanese insurers invest $367.3 million in World Bank sustainable bond; and more.
Institutional funds haven't done enough to ensure they are not supporting hostile and repressive regimes with their investors' capital, according to ESG industry leaders.
The positive environmental impact of wind power investments is driving large institutions to back new projects while pushing power companies to improve their alternative energy programs.
