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Long-term risks and the human factor for fiduciaries

While risk for investment portfolios has been well-studied in the light of the financial crisis – if insufficiently before – the notion of long-term risk is still underexplored, according to Roger Urwin.

GREG BRIGHTApril 6, 2011

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Future Fund general manager to have his say on superannuation reform

The Australian Future Fund’s former general manager, Paul Costello, is the chair of a committee advising the government on the implementation of what could be the most important reforms to the $1.3 trillion Australian superannuation industry since the introduction of compulsory super in 1992.

MIRANDA WARDFebruary 2, 2011

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Hedging pays off for Future Fund

The Australian Future Fund’s policy of hedging its foreign currency exposures so that 80 per cent of the portfolio is held in Australian dollars has resulted in large inflows due to the AUD’s recent appreciation.

Amanda WhiteNovember 3, 2010

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Future Fund chief departs, alternative weightings increase

Four years after becoming its first employee, Paul Costello will leave his role as general manager of Australia’s Future Fund, saying “new leadership” was appropriate now that the A$87 billion ($81.2 billion) vehicle was beyond its “startup phase.”

Amanda WhiteSeptember 22, 2010

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Big Canadian, Australian funds go shopping

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and Australia’s Future Fund have banded together to buy out the majority of investors in a direct property fund.

SIMON MUMMESeptember 1, 2010

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Architect of Future Fund investment strategy resigns

A chief architect of the A$68 billion ($60 billion) Australian Future Fund‘s investment strategy will leave in two weeks to form a new business offering asset allocation and macroeconomic strategy advice to large fiduciary investors globally. Tony Day, who joined the Future Fund in its early days of 2007, said that at 44 years of […]

MICHAEL BAILEYJuly 21, 2010