Carmela Mendoza
Jo Taylor has been promoted to the newly created role of international senior managing director at the $130bn Canadian pension.
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Brisbane-based QIC has inked an agreement with Chinese asset management company Ping An as it looks to grow its business in China.
Ex-finance minister Jiwei Lou was named the fifth chairman of the country's largest pension amid a push into alternatives.
The Singapore sovereign wealth fund has reshuffled its leadership team yet again, months after creating new senior investment positions in April.
The Hong Kong-based firm, which is exposed to energy and PPPs through various other structures, is making forays into the healthcare sector through its second dedicated fund.
The buyout firm will be acquiring data centres in the country alongside Beijing-headquartered 21Vianet Group.
Japan’s largest pension plan has issued an RFP for investment consultants to advise on its underweight alternatives portfolio.
The Japanese insurer’s decision to create an alternatives division follows sister company Japan Post Bank’s move last December to establish a private equity division, as part of its efforts to diversify beyond domestic bonds.
Raphael Arndt, the chief investment officer of Australia’s A$122.8bn Future Fund, said the fund is looking at opportunities in Chinese healthcare.
Richard Brandweiner, who worked on impact investing initiatives at First State Super, is leaving the fund this month to join social impact investor LeapFrog.