All articles by Florence Chong – Page 6
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FeaturesGovernment Pension Investment Fund: Widening the reach
The president of Japan’s €1.3trn Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) reflects on the challenges of century-long stewardship
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Special ReportTechnology: The race is on
China’s rapid rise in the technology stakes is causing tension among other world-leading manufacturing countries
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News€75bn Australian pension mega-merger kicks off consolidation drive
First State Super and VicSuper deal will create Australia’s second biggest superannuation fund, and three more multi-billion-dollar deals are in the pipeline
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NewsSuper funds to own 60% of Australian equity market in 15 years
The rapid growth of Australia’s superannuation funds means they are likely to increase their stakes in domestic listed companies, according to a research company
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Special ReportAI and Manager Selection: Will your future consultant be a machine?
The world’s largest pension fund is exploring the use of AI to help it select asset managers and assets in which to invest
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NewsAustralia: Onus on trustee duties as Royal Commission reports findings
Australia’s top banks on the hook for majority of measures recommended by Royal Commissioner Kenneth Hayne
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Special ReportChina: The greening of China
China plans to invest more than $6trn in green power and clean tech in the next two decades
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Special ReportAustralia: Changing fortunes
A new landscape for Australia’s fast-growing super sector will evolve over the next five years
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Special Report
Investor Profile: Japan Government Pension Investment Fund
GPIF’s 100-year perspective places ESG at the heart of its world view
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Case Study: First State Super
Early mover in alternative debt financing has ambitions to expand into direct lending
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NewsMitsubishi UFJ buys First State Investments’ global business
€2.6bn transaction expected to complete next year after regulatory approvals
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Chinese Bonds: Too big to ignore?
Recent tax reforms and the expected inclusion in global indices of Chinese sovereign bonds has shone a spotlight on a vast, under-exploited, multi-trillion bond market
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NewsAustralia reneges on retirement age increase
New prime minister scraps plan to raise state pension age to 70 by 2035
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Australia’s super funds under fire from Royal Commission
An interim report into Australia’s financial services industry, including the country’s AUD2.6trn (€1.7trn) superannuation system will be published this month
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‘Too big to ignore’: The rise of China’s $12trn bond market
$48bn invested in Chinese government bonds in H1 2018 – nearly double the total for the whole of 2017
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NewsAustralianSuper CEO defends news service funding in hearing
A government inquiry is probing superannuation funds’ use of members’ savings
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Japanese pension funds rethink asset allocation strategies – survey
Funds increasingly adopting strategies modelled on variety of role-, risk- or factor-based approaches
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Special ReportChina: Tomorrow’s largest investment market
China’s investment management market is set to reach $17trn by 2030. But there will be no easy path to riches for foreign players
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Australia: Superannuation review targets underperforming schemes
Two-year review of Australia’s highly regarded pension system proposes giving members more choice
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NewsAustralians losing out on AUD10bn in superannuation savings, report finds
Number of workers missing out could rise from 2.3m to 3.1m
