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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.

John Livanas says the 80,000 member closed-end superannuation fund has to be managed "in a very different way'.

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.

Retirees will lose if pension fund operators succumb to pressure to keep more investment on the home front, warns a former CIO of Korea’s Public Officials Benefits Association (POBA).

Korean pension funds must accelerate overseas investments, particularly in alternative assets, to counter demographic pressures and ensure sustainable returns, says former POBA chief investment officer Jang Dong-hun.

Australia's largest pension fund is ramping up its global expansion through three key investment pillars: private markets, international equities, and digital infrastructure.

Asia's robust economic backdrop is driving Asia-Pacific asset owners to increase allocations to the region's fixed income markets as a source of stable returns, a new State Street Global Advisors survey finds.

The Chinese sovereign wealth fund is among the top improvers in an annual scoreboard that rates global state funds’ practices in governance, sustainability, and resilience (GSR) over the past year.

Emerging markets will see developments in the long term that can't be predicted today, so flexibility and an open mind are key to investing, says a senior executive from the $171 billion British Columbia Investment Management Corporation.

Pension funds are facing an array of complicated choices amid growing economic uncertainty and changing regulatory frameworks. New technology has the potential to help with these issues.

A recent study reveals a notable shift in the global perception of public pension funds and sovereign wealth funds towards the investment prospects in Asia, with India outpacing China.