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Aware Super’s scale reset: merger, infrastructure strategy, and the search for consistent outperformance

17th March, 2026

Aware Super’s merger with TelstraSuper and its evolving infrastructure strategy point indicate the fund is seeking scale to improve origination and portfolio execution and not just to cut costs.

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Canadian and Australian Pension Funds Formalise an Established Investment Relationship

5th March, 2026

The Canadian-Australian Pension Funds Investment Initiative (CAP Invest) brings together nine Australian superannuation funds and investment platforms and nine Canadian public pension organisations in a framework intended to facilitate dialogue with governments and encourage cross-border investment.

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AustralianSuper joins the rush for UK “living” assets

22nd October, 2025

AustralianSuper, Australia’s largest pension fund, has launched a new UK Living Platform with an initial GBP500 million commitment, adding to around GBP14 billion of commitments by global state-owned investors to the UK's housing market in the past seven years.

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Sovereign Investors Grapple with Israel Investment Risks

7th August, 2025

Norway’s US$1.8 trillion Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG) - the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund, managed by Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) - has just launched a fresh review of its Israeli holdings following  revelations that it raised its stake in Bet Shemesh Engines, a jet engine supplier to the Israeli military, from 1.3% to over 2% in 2024.

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Canadian and Australian Pension Funds Announce Billion Pound UK Real Estate JVs

25th October, 2024

Canada’s CPP investments and Australia’s Aware Super have each announced GBP1 billion (US$1.3 billion) joint ventures in anticipation of planning liberalization that will stimulate the construction industry.

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Sovereign Investors Surge Into Digital Infrastructure

28th August, 2024

Public pension funds from Australia, Canada and the Netherlands have swung their support behind the EUR2.1 billion capital-raising by euNetworks amid surging appetite for digital infrastructure among state-owned investors.

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State-Owned Investors and the Problem with Emerging Asian Renewables

9th May, 2024

Canadian pension fund CDPQ has a voracious appetite for renewables investments, but like other state-owned investors it is coming up against the limits of suitable opportunities that meet its expectations.

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ART Follows the Multi-Billion Australian Tide of Capital Into the UK

8th May, 2024

The Australian Retirement Trust (ART) will be investing a larger share of its US$177 billion portfolio in Europe after it opened its first overseas office in London, becoming the latest Australian super fund to channel billions through new London offices.

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2024 GSR preliminary scoring finalized, consultation begins

6th May, 2024

The fifth edition of the GSR Scoreboard will be released in eight weeks’ time, on Monday, July 1. Since 2020, Global SWF has issued an annual assessment of the best practices of state-owned investors around Governance, Sustainability, and Resilience.

Fund of the Month (Apr'24): Aware Super

1st April, 2024

Aware Super is Australia’s third largest profit-for-member industry superannuation fund, with AU$ 175 billion (US$ 114 billion) under management on behalf of 1.2 million members and a brand-new office in London. We had the pleasure of speaking with its CEO, Ms. Deanne Stewart, about the fund’s strategy, future objectives, female leadership and how the industry needs to evolve to meet future retirement needs.

Britannia is Cool Again: Saudis Buy Heathrow, Australians Pledge Billions in Infra

29th November, 2023

The UK is shaking off post-Brexit anxieties and attracting a slew of FDI in its infrastructure investment from Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) and two of Australia’s biggest pension fund investors, Aware Super and IFM.

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London is the Top Destination for State-Owned Investors

26th September, 2023

Australia’s US$106 billion Aware Super fund has started recruiting for its planned new London office, hot on the heels of Canada’s Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan’s (HOOPP) announcement that it is opening an office in the British capital as part of its plan to diversify its geographical exposure and expand its holdings in alternatives.

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