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            <title><![CDATA[Taiwan’s BLF picks passive route for $3bn climate mandate]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[La Caisse bets big on Australian agriculture]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Cost pressures drive super mergers, force niche funds to adapt]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Expectations around member outcomes, performance, governance and competition from ETFs place a heavy burden on smaller funds in Australia.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Australian super funds press ahead with private credit amid ASIC warnings]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[News Hub: Mubadala eyes $6.3bn AI data centre in Japan]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[GIC plans $1 billion private equity stake sale; Danantara prepares $500 million hedge fund allocation; Prime Super and Aware Super explore fund merger; and more.  ]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Korean allocators prioritise quality in alternative asset shift]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 10:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Amid macroeconomic headwinds and changing regulations, institutions focus on active management and asset recovery.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Japan nudges pension funds towards domestic assets]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Tokyo’s call for its pension funds to boost domestic allocations could unleash a flow of trillions of yen into government bonds and equities.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Korean investors demand greater transparency from managers]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[To avoid repeating past portfolio mistakes, insurers and pension funds are imposing strict analytical frameworks, asking for cross-factor analysis from their partners. ]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[State Street renews NPS partnership as Korea pensions embrace TPA]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[State Street has renewed its mandate with Korea’s $1.1 trillion National Pension Service (NPS), backing the fund's global expansion and total portfolio approach (TPA) strategies.]]></description>
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