NZ Super Appoints New CEO Appointment, Asset Allocation & Strategy, Women in Finance New Zealand Super has appointed Jo Townsend as its new Chief Executive Officer Read More
Managing the Magnificent Seven Asset Owners, Equities, Private Wealth, Women in Finance The Magnificent Seven’s dominance of international equity returns have caused headaches for fund managers. We spoke to Perpetual Private’s Lydia Kav about what this means for multi-manager portfolios Read More
Yields and Climate Risk Drive FI Allocations Asset Allocation & Strategy, Fixed Income & Credit, Women in Finance As bond yields have increased and inflation has started to stabilise, targeted-return investors may reduce the risk in their portfolios by raising the level of fixed income relative to risky assets in their portfolios Read More
The ART of Manager Selection Asset Allocation & Strategy, Asset Owners Manager selection is a bit of a dark art according to the Australian Retirement Trust, as conventional statistical methods fail to give a definitive answer on the question of investment skill Read More
CAIA Delves Deep into TPA Asset Allocation & Strategy A new paper published by CAIA delves into the implementation of the Total Portfolio Approach at four large global funds, including the Future Fund Read More
Behind Mason Stevens Outsourced CIO Asset Owners, Private Wealth, Women in Finance We spoke to Mason Stevens CIO Jacqueline Fernley about some of the key considerations behind the platforms new suite of investment strategies Read More
High Yield CDS As A Structural Allocation Fixed Income & Credit Many investors already use CDS to take tactical positions in high yield, but Swiss private bank UBP says the market has evolved to such a degree that a structural allocation to CDS indices might be warranted Read More
AustralianSuper Continues International Push Asset Allocation & Strategy, Asset Owners AustralianSuper is in the middle of planning what its international expansion might look like over the next 10 years. We speak with Damian Moloney about the journey so far Read More
At The Intersection of Factors, EM and Inflation Emerging Markets, Equities, Factors, Quant & Systematic Factors occur in almost all markets and across asset classes, but when implementing a strategy investors do need to be aware of the peculiarities of the relevant markets. We speak to Northern Trust Asset Management’s Guido Baltussen about the application of factors to emerging markets and the impact of inflation Read More