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Future Fund

Future Fund is Australia’s sovereign wealth fund, responsible for investing for the benefit of future generations of Australians. Future Fund was established in 2006 to strengthen the Commonwealth’s long-term financial position and manages six public asset funds.Future Fund operate independently from the Australian government and tailors the management of each fund to its unique investment mandate.

Country

Australia

AUM ($B)

$141

Performance

22.2

Chief Executive

Raphael Arndt

Chief Investment Officer

Sue Brake

Chair

Peter Costello

Asset allocation

8.5% Australian Equities

18.2% Developed Market Equities

9.1% Emerging Markets Equities

17.5% Private Equity

5.9% Property

7.4% Infrastructure and Timberland

6.6% Debt Securities

13.5% Alternatives

13.2% Cash

Website

View the annual report

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Asset allocation as of June 30, 2021. All information is as per the most recent annual report or other publicly available data via the fund's website

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