Pacific Islands Investment Forum

What Pacific Islands Investment Forum does

The Pacific Islands Investment Forum (PIIF) is a member-based industry group comprising 20 superannuation, provident, trust, and sovereign funds across 12 Pacific nations — including the Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu. Collectively, member funds manage over NZD $100 billion in assets under management, with NZD $22 billion already invested within the Pacific region, and represent the retirement savings of more than 1.6 million Pacific people (excluding the New Zealand Super Fund). The organization is headquartered in Rarotonga, Cook Islands, and operates as a collaborative platform rather than a commercial enterprise.

PIIF delivers value through three programmatic pillars: Collaboration, Education, and Co-Investment. Collaboration is operationalized through an annual CEO Forum and, since November 2022, an Investment Officers Forum (IOF) that serves as the working group and implementation body for member co-investments. Education is delivered through partnerships with investment education providers, targeting executives, boards, and trustees on strategy, risk, governance, and investment. Co-Investment is the strategic centerpiece — PIIF is developing a pooled co-investment platform, in partnership with the IFC (World Bank Group) since 2021, intended to enable member funds to access large-scale Pacific infrastructure investments at lower entry pricing and improve liquidity. A Women in Super special project, established in 2022 with PSDI support, addresses gender disparities in retirement savings across the region.

PIIF is governed by its member funds under rotating chairmanship (Viliame Vodonaivalu of Fiji National Provident Fund serves as 2025/26 Chairman; Rajeev Sharma of Nasfund was 2023/24 Chairman) with Damien Beddoes as Secretariat. The organization does not generate commercial revenue from products or services; its operations are supported through member contributions and multilateral partner engagement. Technology is limited to a website, an events portal, and the co-investment platform currently in development, with no disclosed AI/ML, API, or integration capabilities. The organization is member-controlled and not externally owned.

Name

Pacific Islands Investment Forum

Legal name

Pacific Islands Investment Forum

Website

https://pacificislandsinvestmentforum.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Pacific Islands Investment Forum is a member-based industry group of 20 superannuation, provident, trust, and sovereign funds across 12 Pacific nations, serving 1.6 million members and managing NZD $100 billion collectively through forums, education, and a co-investment platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pension Fund Industry Association

NAICS

Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles (525)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Regional / Country-Focused Multi-Manager Platforms (FSANAGAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sustainable Private Markets (Impact PE/VC, Private Credit, Infrastructure) (FSAAALAG), Thematic / Sector-Focused Multi-Manager Platforms (FSANAGAH)

Keywords

• Pension fund association
• Sovereign wealth cooperation
• Co-investment platform
• Retirement savings governance
• Infrastructure investment pooling

Headquarters

HQ city

Avarua

HQ country

Cook Islands

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Membership Organization: PIIF is an industry association of superannuation, provident, trust, and sovereign funds. It does not generate revenue from products or services. The organization facilitates collaboration, education, and co-investment opportunities among its member funds for their collective benefit in improving financial security for Pacific people.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Pacific Islands Investment Forum is an industry association of 20 superannuation, provident, trust, and sovereign funds across 12 Pacific nations. It provides a platform for collaboration, education, and co-investment to improve financial security for Pacific people, operating through annual CEO Forums, Investment Officers Forums, and special projects such as Women in Super.

Product overview

The Pacific Islands Investment Forum (PIIF) is an industry group, not a traditional software product. It operates as a collaboration platform for 20 Superannuation, Provident, Trust, and Sovereign Funds across 12 Pacific nations, providing three core service pillars: (1) CEO Forum and Investment Officers Forum for networking and best practice exchange, (2) Women in Super special project with workshops and guidance manual, and (3) a co-investment platform under development for pooled infrastructure investments. The organization also offers investment education programs and maintains an events portal. No traditional product modules, pricing tiers, or SaaS offerings are present in the source material.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CEO Forum Annual gathering of CEOs from member superannuation, provident, trust, and sovereign funds across the Pacific region for relationship building, best practices sharing, discussion of relevant Pacific issues, and engagement with multi-lateral partners.
• Investment Officers Forum (IOF) Working group and implementation forum for PIIF co-investments, held at least once annually, focused on investment opportunity sharing and co-investment execution among member funds.
• Women in Super Project Special project addressing women's access to retirement savings across Pacific nations, with workshops on gender-disaggregated data, informal economy engagement, and financial literacy, and a guidance manual under development.
• Co-Investment Platform Platform under development to provide opportunity for members to pool funds for large-scale infrastructure investment across the Pacific region and improve liquidity within investments.
• Investment Education Programs Education programs delivered through partnerships with investment education providers, focused on strategy, risk, governance, and investment decision-making, targeted to executives, boards, and trustees from member funds.
• Events Portal Central hub for PIIF events including CEO Forums, Women in Super workshops, and Investment Forums, providing program overviews and event galleries.

Quantifiable outcome

• NZD $22 billion invested in the Pacific region by member funds
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• IFC (International Finance Corporation)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021The IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, signed an agreement with PIIF member funds to help bridge the infrastructure investment gap in the Pacific region. This partnership supports the development of the co-investment function for financing infrastructure investment opportunities.
• PSDI (Pacific Private Sector Development Initiative)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPSDI supports the Women in Super project and workshops, providing facilitation and expertise for gender equality initiatives across PIIF member funds. PSDI representatives Sarah Boxall and Michelle Bavuudorj lead Women in Super sessions.
• World BankminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe World Bank, through Aaron Levine, conducted ESG workshops for PIIF members, supporting policy discussions on Environment, Social, and Governance considerations for Pacific funds.
• Women in Super AustraliaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJo Kowalczyk, CEO of Women in Super Australia, provided keynote presentations at PIIF Women in Super workshops, sharing global perspectives on retirement equity and superannuation system design for women.
• Kina BankminorOthersKina Bank hosted the closing ceremony dinner for the 2023 CEO Forum at APEC Haus, supporting PIIF event activities.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Investment Company Institute (ICI): The leading global trade association for regulated investment funds (mutual funds, ETFs, closed-end funds, UITs). Comparable to PIIF in its role as a membership-based industry body providing education, advocacy, and convening for institutional investors, though focused on regulated fund products globally.

Others

• Asian Development Bank (ADB): A major multilateral development bank that finances infrastructure and development across Asia-Pacific. Comparable to PIIF's co-investment mission for Pacific infrastructure and partner ecosystem (IFC, World Bank), though ADB is a sovereign-backed lender rather than a pension fund aggregator.
• Pacific Private Sector Development Initiative (PSDI): An Australian Government-funded initiative supporting private sector and financial sector development across the Pacific, including the Women in Super project. Comparable to PIIF in mission (Pacific financial development, gender equity in retirement) and is an active PIIF partner rather than a direct competitor.
• Climate Investment Funds (CIF): A multi-donor climate finance facility housed at the World Bank that channels concessional capital into clean energy and climate-resilient infrastructure in developing countries. Comparable to PIIF's Pacific infrastructure focus and IFC-adjacent positioning, though donor-funded rather than pension-funded.
• International Social Security Association (ISSA): The principal global organization bringing together social security institutions and pension bodies for knowledge sharing, technical cooperation, and capacity building. Comparable to PIIF in mission (pension fund collaboration, education, governance support) but operating globally rather than in a single region.
• International Centre for Pension Management (ICPM): A global network of pension fund executives and academic institutions focused on pension management education and research. Comparable to PIIF's investment education programs and executive/trustee development mandate, though global in scope rather than Pacific-specific.

Regional players

• Pacific Islands Forum: The region's premier political and economic intergovernmental organization covering 18 Pacific nations. Comparable to PIIF as the convening regional platform for Pacific collaboration, though focused on policy and geopolitics rather than financial/investment coordination.
• Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF): An Australian government-backed infrastructure financier providing concessional loans and equity to infrastructure projects in northern Australia. Comparable to PIIF's intended co-investment platform function in pooling capital for regional infrastructure, though NAIF is government-funded rather than pension-pooled.

Direct peers

• Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA): The national industry association for Australian superannuation funds, providing advocacy, education, and policy work. Highly comparable to PIIF as a regional pension-fund industry body that convenes funds for collaboration, education, and shared standards, though ASFA serves a far larger and more mature market.

Emerging players

• UK National Wealth Fund: A UK government-backed investor created to crowd in private capital into UK infrastructure and growth projects. Comparable to PIIF's co-investment platform vision of pooling capital for large-scale infrastructure, though operating in a developed market and at much larger scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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