Climate Investments Need to Quintuple Asset Allocation & Strategy, ESG, Infrastructure Although last year, climate investments matched fossil fuel investments for the first time in history, the level of climate infrastructure investments needs to quintuple to reach net zero by 2050, BlackRock’s Charlie Reid says Last year, for the first time in history, climate infrastructure assets attracted as much capital as new fossil fuel investments. But […] Read More
Aware Super Secures Landmark DB Deal Asset Allocation & Strategy, Asset Owners, Innovation In July 2023, Aware Super announced a deal that will offset the current and future liabilities of its defined benefit scheme. In this article, we delve into the making of this landmark transaction Read More
Not All Funds Are Created Equal Asset Allocation & Strategy, Asset Owners, Chief Investment Officers, Leadership & Management, Opinion, Women in Finance Sun Venture’s Serene Tan looks back on years of manager due diligence and distills some key point to look out for Read More
Capacity and Climate Affect Allocations Asset Allocation & Strategy, Equities, ESG Capacity constraints and climate risks have started to impact how super funds allocate to Australian equities and small caps, JANA’s Jeremy Wilmot says Read More
Brighter Super Keeps it Simple Asset Allocation & Strategy, Asset Owners, Chief Investment Officers On 1 June 2023, 130,000 Suncorp Super members and $6.1 billion in funds under management (FUM) joined Brighter Super, itself the product of the 2021 merger between Energy Super and LGIAsuper. In this interview, we speak with CIO Mark Rider about how it affects the overall investment strategy. Read More
Equip Super Tweaks SAA Asset Allocation & Strategy, Asset Owners, Chief Investment Officers After a series of mergers, Equip Super revisited its core investment beliefs and decided it was time to update the SAA, the fund’s CIO Andrew Howard says. Read More
Valuations at the Cutting Edge of Investing Asset Allocation & Strategy, Equities, Factors, Quant & Systematic Taking a systematic approach that relies on company valuations allows investors to combine active and passive elements into a well-diversified, cost-effective portfolio, Avantis’ Eduardo Repetto says Read More
Cbus Embarks on Next Phase of DAA Asset Allocation & Strategy, Asset Owners, Chief Investment Officers, Leadership & Management Cbus has finalised the first phase of its new DAA program and is getting ready to roll it out across more granular cross-market positions, Brett Chatfield says Read More
HESTA Builds Portfolio Resilience Asset Allocation & Strategy, Asset Owners, Leadership & Management Last year, HESTA conducted a review of its investment strategy and objectives. We speak with Jeff Brunton on the impact of the review on the portfolio and the fund’s continued efforts in internalisation Read More
