Don’t Give Up on ALM: McKinsey Insurance Although it is increasingly complex for insurance companies to match their liabilities, we shouldn’t give up on asset/liability matching just yet, McKinsey says. Read More
Future Fund Ups Private Equity Asset Owners, Private & Alternative Markets, Women in Finance Private equity is set to benefit from the Future Fund’s most comprehensive investment review since its beginning. We speak with Alicia Gregory about the private equity strategy going forward. Read More
Gold through an ESG Lens ESG, Financial Crisis, Private & Alternative Markets As the energy transition starts to pick up pace, decarbonisation is quickly becoming a key focus for many institutional investors. We speak to the World Gold Council about the role gold can play in this process and where gold sits in a broader ESG framework. Read More
A Guide to Retirement Guides, Retirement As more superannuation members retire, the need to develop robust retirement options that combine the need for income, some form of longevity protection and appropriate levels of risk into one platform has never been greater. But this is no easy task. Read More
Asset Consulting Is Not Going Away Risk and Regulation Despite ongoing consolidation in the superannuation industry, asset consultants will continue to have a role to play, Aongus O’Gorman says. Read More
APRA Tells EISS to Merge Risk and Regulation APRA has told super fund EISS that it has less than eight months to find a merger partner, or explain why it hasn’t been able to do so. Read More
The Pitfalls of Alternatives Asset Owners, Chief Investment Officers, Private & Alternative Markets, Private Wealth Family office CH Warman established a fund of hedge fund program in 2015, but pulled the plug on it last year as correlations to equities spiked and returns proved lacklustre. We speak to CIO Richard Williams about the experience and some of the key learnings from this program. Read More
Beware of Profitless Growth Equities, ESG The energy transition lifted many boats in the years before the outbreak of the global pandemic. But not all companies are able to translate this growth into greater profitability. We speak to T Rowe Price’s Hari Balkrishna about the dangers of profitless growth and look at how impact investing can be applied to global equities. Read More
TPA Saves TCorp $15m Asset Allocation & Strategy, Asset Owners, Chief Investment Officers TCorp has been able to save millions of dollars in fees and reduced the number of external managers by half, as the asset manager moved to a total portfolio approach. Read More
