Magnificent 7 Drive Super Fund Returns Editorial, Equities As the full year results come in, it seems that exposure to The Magnificent Seven was a key driver of super fund returns. Read More
TelstraSuper Prefers India over China Asset Owners, Equities, Women in Finance TelstraSuper prefers taking an overweight position to Indian equities over Chinese equities, as risk of permanent loss of capital in China is higher Read More
Politics is the Biggest Contrarian Play Equities An election year is usually good for stock markets says Fisher Investments. And it won’t just be the Magnificent Seven driving it. Read More
Reducing Risk in Chinese Equities Emerging Markets, Equities, Factors, Quant & Systematic Is it possible to reduce the risk from investing in Chinese equities without divesting from the market altogether? Northern Trust Asset Management’s Michael Hunstad believes so 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
The ART of Manager Selection Asset Allocation & Strategy, Asset Owners, Equities 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
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
Rest Builds Internal Global Equity Team Asset Owners, Chief Investment Officers, Equities Rest is looking to build an internal global equity team of four specialists and tightens its focus on active risk as continues to fine-tune the investment portfolio 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
