Towards a Better View on Risk Asset Owners, Private & Alternative Markets, Risk and Regulation VFMC has developed a Private Credit risk model that provides better and more timely investment insights. Already, VFMC is starting to see the benefits both at an asset class and total portfolio level. Read More
Infra in Times of Inflation and Net Zero ESG, Infrastructure The energy transition will take longer than expected and add to long-term inflationary pressures, such as the deglobalisation of supply chains, ClearBridge’s Nick Langley says. But it will also propel growth in the infrastructure sector. Read More
Future Fund Restructures Investment Team Asset Owners, Chief Investment Officers, Women in Finance The Future Fund has restructured its investment team, creating new roles for three of its members, after the departure of CIO Sue Brake. Read More
Climate Risk, Elections and AGL ESG We speak with Bill Hartnett, the former Head of Responsible Investment for Local Government Super, about the fund’s early efforts to low emission portfolios, the current direction of stewardship and the stoush surrounding AGL. Read More
Creating Value Through Engagement Equities, ESG Listed markets are facing some strong headwinds, but by applying proactive engagement with companies investors can realise significant returns over the long term, Tanarra’s Vidhur Rangaswamy says. Read More
ASIC Warns Super Funds Against Greenwashing ESG, Risk and Regulation ASIC warns super funds to remain true to label when issuing sustainable investment products and avoid greenwashing Read More
Tackling Inflation Through Real Assets Economics, Private & Alternative Markets, Real Estate Real assets have long been known to form a hedge against inflation and growth shocks. But not all real assets protect to the same degree, and investors now have climate change to worry about, PGIM’s Harsh Parikh says. Read More
We Need To Talk About ESG Editorial, ESG Did a recent speech by HSBC’s Global Head of RI Stuart Kirk provide a glimpse into an inherent hostility towards climate change policies among asset managers, or was it a plea to focus on investments, rather than exclusions? Read More
ART Portfolio Construction post Merger Asset Allocation & Strategy, Asset Owners, Chief Investment Officers In this interview, [i3] Insights speaks with Ian Patrick, Chief Investment Officer of Australian Retirement Trust, about the implications of the recent merger for the fund’s investments and the way it constructs portfolios going forward. Read More