A Guide to Pension Funds in Australia Asset Owners, Guides In this brief guide, we discuss some of the characteristics and peculiarities of the Australian pension fund industry and how this influences the way these funds invest their money. Read More
SunSuper’s Liquidity Waterfall Asset Owners, Chief Investment Officers, Financial Crisis Sunsuper CIO Ian Patrick talks about the pension fund’s experience dealing with the pandemic, tackling liquidity demands from member switching, early release of super and falling equity markets. Read More
AustralianSuper on China A-share Search Asset Owners, Emerging Markets, Equities AustralianSuper has provided an insight into its decision making process for a recent mandate dedicated to China A-shares. Read More
Infrastructure in the Pandemic Asset Owners, Infrastructure, Women in Finance We speak with Lianne Buck, former Head of Infrastructure of TCorp and Director of Melbourne Airport, about how the airport sector will cope with the turmoil caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Read More
First State Super Divests Thermal Coal Asset Owners, ESG First State Super will divest from businesses that derive more than 10 per cent of their revenue from thermal coal by October 2020, as part of a broader transition plan to prepare the investment portfolio for a low-carbon economy. Read More
Crescent Wealth Adds Currency Hedging Asset Owners, Risk and Regulation Islamic superannuation fund Crescent Wealth has expanded its investment toolkit with the addition of Shariah-compliant currency hedging, while it has also appointed a new asset consultant. Read More
State Super Takes Stock Asset Owners, Financial Crisis State Super was one of the top performing funds in Australia during the March quarter, largely due to its decision to have tail risk strategies in place. We talk to CEO John Livanas about the fund’s approach and the changed world post-pandemic. Read More
Cbus Reaches Scale with Internalisation Asset Owners, Chief Investment Officers, Leadership & Management CBus has finalised the majority of its internalisation program. We speak to Deputy CIO Brett Chatfield about the fund’s experience and the launch of its latest quantimental strategy. Read More
Risk Mitigation Helps OPTrust Limit Losses Asset Owners, Chief Investment Officers, Financial Crisis, Private & Alternative Markets Canadian fund OPTrust employs a risk mitigating portfolio to help protect the fund from the worst of the volatility that can be experienced in growth assets, and it has proven quite resilient during the recent turmoil. Read More
