| When you think or New Zealand its formidable rugby team is likely to your first association and its role in the financial world probably won’t register at all. So there must surely be some unique challenges when it comes to running a US$20 billion sovereign wealth fund from ‘the bottom of the world’.
Some would consider her fund’s relatively isolated location a hindrance, but Fiona Mackenzie, head of investments for the New Zealand Superannuation Fund (NZSF) couldn’t disagree more: ‘The fact we are further away means we have had to approach things a bit differently. I think the distance actually helps us. It gives us a bit of space to reflect and really focus on what is going to drive the portfolio and get away from some of the noise...............................................Full Article: Source
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