| Australian sovereign wealth fund, the Future Fund, said a dramatic fall in the local currency helped it return 13 percent in calendar 2014, as it moves to de-risk its portfolio to offset volatile commodity and equity markets. The fund set up in 2006 to cover public servant pensions, grew by nearly A$13 billion ($10 billion) to A$109 billion by Dec. 31, partly by boosting cash to 12.8 percent of its portfolio from 9 percent a year earlier.
The fund reduced its investments in equities over the year due to increased market volatility, said managing director David Neal. Developed global equities were cut to 20.9 percent of the portfolio from 24.5 percent a year earlier, and Australian equities to 8.8 percent from 10.1 percent...............................................Full Article: Source
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