Ben Samild

Equities

Future Fund flags expansion of active equity program

Emerging markets, Europe and Japan are all in focus for Australia’s sovereign wealth fund as it looks to ramp up active equities and diversify its exposures, as the fund grows wary of US markets amidst heightened political uncertainty.

Lachlan MaddockSeptember 11, 2025

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Future Fund to internalise some local real assets amid US uncertainty

Australia’s sovereign wealth fund says managing FX in its portfolio is becoming more challenging as the dominant role of the US in the global order is redefined. Meanwhile, it’s also bringing management of Australian infrastructure and property in-house as part of a focus on domestic real asset exposures.

Brendan Swift and Lachlan MaddockJune 18, 2025

Hedge Funds

Future Fund uses alternatives as a skeleton key to achieve portfolio goals

Absolute return strategies are an important skeleton key to building a resilient portfolio according to Ben Samild, deputy chief investment officer, portfolio strategy at the Future Fund.

Amanda WhiteSeptember 28, 2021