Wouter Klijn - Investment Innovation Institute

Peter Curtis, Chief Operating Officer, AustralianSuper

Managing AustralianSuper’s Growth

Prepare for Shorter, Sharper Cycles

Investors should prepare for shorter and more volatile economic cycles and take a true long-term approach, TCorp’s Chief Economist warns.

Ian Patrick, CIO of Australian Retirement Trust

ART’s Ian Patrick on Internalisation

Asset Owners, Chief Investment Officers, Leadership & Management

Australian Retirement Trust CIO Ian Patrick says internalisation of asset management is not on the cards just yet, but leaves the door open to revise the fund’s position on the matter in the future

Alistair Barker, Head of Asset Allocation, AustralianSuper

AustralianSuper Consolidates Investment Teams

Appointment, Asset Owners

AustralianSuper has brought together its investment strategy teams under one team, which will be led by Alistair Barker, while splitting its equity team in two.

Peter Chun, Chief Executive Officer, Unisuper

Unisuper Grows To $115 bn

Asset Owners

Unisuper has grown to $115 billion in assets under management and 620,000 members after completing the merger with Australian Catholic Superannuation

John Lucey, CIO of Resolution Life Australasia

Resolution Life Australasia Builds Multi-manager Model

Asset Allocation & Strategy, Chief Investment Officers, Insurance

Resolution Life’s CIO for Australasia has been given the task to build an investment function and move away from a single manager model. We speak to John Lucey about the process

Shehriyar Antia, Head of Thematic Research, PGIM

Private Market Growth Shifts Investment Landscape

Private & Alternative Markets, Risk and Regulation

Private markets have become a larger share of institutional portfolios, but as they have grown the nature of investment risks and opportunities have shifted too, PGIM says.

Alison Loat, Managing Director of Sustainable Investing and Innovation, OPTrust

OPTrust Maps Climate Risks

ESG, Women in Finance

Scenario modelling of climate change confirms climate risks will have a material impact on the way OPTrust invests. We speak with Alison Loat about the implications for the fund’s climate strategy

Xiong Jian, Senior Insurance Solutions Director, APAC at abrdn

Asian Insurers See Net Zero Obstacles

ESG, Insurance

Insurance companies often face several obstacles in implementing net zero emission targets in their investment portfolios. We talk to abrdn’s Xiong Jian about what these are and why they are different from the net zero issues that other institutional investors grapple with.