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Future Fund appoints Raphael Arndt as CEO

The Future Fund has appointed its current Chief Investment Officer, Raphael Arndt, as its new Chief Executive Officer, following departure of David Neal.

TCorp Eyes Partnership Model

Asset Allocation & Strategy, Asset Owners, Chief Investment Officers, Innovation

In this preview on the [i3] Podcast with CIO Stewart Brentnall, he defines what TCorp looks for in a strategic partnership.

VFMC Shifts Internal Equities to Benchmark Unaware

Asset Owners, Chief Investment Officers, Equities, Innovation

VFMC has changed the way its internal equity invests, shifting towards a benchmark unaware strategy, away from the previous Top 50 stocks approach, CIO Russell Clarke says.

Managing the Cycle with VFMC

Asset Allocation & Strategy, Asset Owners, Chief Investment Officers, Financial Crisis

VFMC has developed a new asset allocation model, in addition to its DAA model, that will help de-risk the portfolio when the likelihood of a crisis occurring rises and re-risk it in calmer weather, CIO Russell Clarke says.

Jason Hazell, Chief Investment Officer, Crescent Wealth

Crescent Wealth Set to Become First Sukuk Investor

Asset Owners, Chief Investment Officers, Fixed Income & Credit

Crescent Wealth is set to become Australia’s first investor into the rising asset class of Sukuk, a form of Islamic fixed income. Sukuk will help CIO Jason Hazell to further to increase the fund’s diversification.

NZ Super stands by Strategic Tilting

Asset Allocation & Strategy, Asset Owners, Chief Investment Officers, Pacific Region

In a five-year review of NZ Super, Willis Towers Watson asked the board to confirm whether they are still comfortable with the portion of active risk allocated to tilting. We speak to CEO Matt Whineray about the future of this program.

M Cargill Philanthropies Expands Risk Premia Portfolio

Asset Owners, Chief Investment Officers, Factors, Quant & Systematic

US-based charity fund Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies has expanded its risk premia strategies with the volatility risk premium and addresses concerns over these factor investing. “We can’t expect absolute positive returns year in year out,” CIO Michael Ruetz says.

True Equity Diversification is Hard - Investment Innovation Institute [i3]

In Defence of Life-cycle Strategies

Asset Owners, Chief Investment Officers, Innovation, Retirement

Australian Catholic Super CIO Michael Block addresses some of the criticism of life-cycle strategies and argues that we should take a closer look at the concept behind it. “To always place a member who is 20 years old with a 60-year old member in the same strategy is clearly ridiculous,” he says.

Mind The Gap

Asset Allocation & Strategy, Chief Investment Officers, Fixed Income & Credit, Private & Alternative Markets

China Pacific Insurance Group CIO Ben Deng speaks to [i3] Insights about the challenges of closing the asset/liability gap in today’s low-yielding environment and shares his excitement about opportunities in Chinese private equity.