LP News

Aware Super is seeking to optimise its portfolio and formalise relationships with GPs in which it has a 'high degree of confidence and conviction' its head of infra tells us.

LP commitments to infrastructure funds rose both in number and size in 2025, although sector, region and strategy preferences continued to shift.

Yoshitaka Todoroki, MD of GPIF’s private markets unit, and Mari Tanaka, research and analytics director, outline how the pension is gathering fund- and asset-level data to measure excess returns and refine manager selection as it moves toward more direct infra commitments.

Organisational changes at the New Zealand Superannuation Fund seek to set it up for future growth alongside global co-investors like Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners.

OMERS Infrastructure’s Christopher Curtain said his firm’s experience had been like ‘the good, the bad and the ugly’ since opening an office in Sydney in 2014.

Aware Super CEO Deanne Stewart says Warner’s ‘exceptional leadership’ and track record led to his promotion from head of portfolio management.

GIC infra CIO Boon Chin Hau told us India and Australia are prime markets for large-scale capital deployment.

SMTB’s second domestic vehicle, which at first close has already surpassed Fund I’s total, is backed by insurers and regional banks and hopes to attract corporate pensions to its investor pool.

Australia’s largest superfund is eyeing new commitments to value-add funds as it seeks to slow a push to internally manage investments.

The superfund’s 14-strong investment team will move in-house to Frontier, with State Super acquiring a 23% stake in the asset consultant.