UTOS – A Tribute to Justina Sau Asset Owners, Pacific Region, Women in Finance Justina Sau, Chief Executive Officer of the Unit Trust of Samoa, passed away in October this year. In this article, we celebrate the life of an extraordinary business person and trailblazer for Samoan women. Read More
Adrian Orr and the Three C’s of Fund Operations Asset Owners, Leadership & Management, Pacific Region Reserve Bank of New Zealand Governor urges Pacific Islands funds to be decisive but take a measured approach to restructuring their funds. Read More
Pan Māori Fund Raises Nearly Double Targeted Amount Pacific Region, Private & Alternative Markets, Women in Finance The first pan-Māori investment fund reaches nearly double the targeted seed money at the close of its capital raising. Read More
Looking for Liquidity in PNG Asset Allocation & Strategy, Asset Owners, Chief Investment Officers, Pacific Region, Private & Alternative Markets Running a pension fund in Papua New Guinea comes with its own unique challenges. Managing liquidity in a mostly illiquid market is one of them, NASFund CIO David Brown says. Read More
NZ Super Looks at Unaccounted-for Costs Asset Owners, ESG, Pacific Region, Women in Finance As a fiduciary, you are going to bear the brunt of ESG decisions, so you’d better monitor them, NZ Super Head of Responsible Investment says. Read More
Finding a Purpose in the Pacific Asset Allocation & Strategy, Pacific Region A sovereign wealth fund’s raison d’etre directly influences its portfolio construction, but what if it has multiple purposes? Read More
Protected by Personal Loans Asset Owners, Fixed Income & Credit, Pacific Region, Women in Finance The Samoa National Provident Fund leverages the power of personal loans to support returns. Read More
Be Careful of What You Wish for Asset Allocation & Strategy, Asset Owners, Pacific Region Cook Island’s super fund found that members engaged a little too much with operations of the fund. Read More