Future Fund hires property director from AustralianSuper; Care Super appoints two portfolio managers, Pacific Life Re names Southeast Asia head; Schroders names APAC head of operations and digital assets; and more.
Australia's Vision Super is divesting its $3.3 million stake in G8 Education following serious child abuse allegations at one of the company's childcare centres; Igneo Infrastructure Partners has raised $260 million (A$400 million) from Australian super funds.
NZ Super and infrastructure investment company Infratil are selling retirement village operator RetireAustralia to Invesco Real Estate; Brunei's sovereign wealth fund is reportedly buy a 20% stake in Bridgewater Associates' parent.
Asset owners are accelerating their move into gold, driven by market volatility, structural shifts like de-dollarisation and a growing appetite for diversification.
Singapore's SWF sells 35% stake in its India joint venture to French majority partner Schneider Electric for $6.4 billion; Australia’s superannuation fund Rest to put $150 million in climate investment specialist Wollemi Capital.
The Hong Kong insurer is navigating geopolitical uncertainties by focusing on alpha generation through fundamental research and dynamic asset allocation, according to CIO Richard Chan.
Indonesian SWF planning an $8 billion deal with US-based KBR to build 17 modular oil refineries; Queensland Investment Corporation secures A$50 million mandate to put Brighter Super's retirement savings into local tech businesses.
Some 40% of the region's asset owners plan to increase their allocations to private assets over the next year, with private credit and growth equity emerging as preferred strategies.
Singapore's GIC partners with large institutional investors to acquire German property tech firm Techem for $7.8 billion; Malaysia’s sovereign wealth fund Khazanah Nasional eyes $500 million bond sale.
Prime Super appoints Alex Proimos as the manager of investment strategy; The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank makes two director hires; L&G taps former UBS AM exec as head of institutional sales for Greater China, and more.