Not All Funds Are Created Equal Asset Allocation & Strategy, Asset Owners, 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
Student Housing a No-go Zone for Locals Opinion, Real Estate The student housing sector in Australia is almost fully backed foreign institutional investors, as domestic funds show hesitance to commit to the sector, Florence Chong writes Read More
Improvements in Operational Risk and DD Opinion, Risk and Regulation, Women in Finance Operational due diligence has not yet reached maturity in the Australian market, but in this article JANA’s Jo Leaper argues that the AIST Guidance Note on CPS230 has helped to secure a baseline standard for Australian investors Read More
Foreign Capital Builds BTR Brand Opinion, Real Estate In contrast to the enthusiasm with which foreign pension investors invest in build-to-rent, or multi-family, property, Australian super funds are still searching for the most suitable investment model that would work for them, Florence Chong writes. Read More
Can Office Withstand the WFH Challenge? Opinion, Real Estate Office has long been the backbone of super funds’ property portfolios, but can it overcome the challenge of working from home? Florence Chong speaks to institutional investors to see how their portfolios are impacted. Read More
Engagement Does Not Exclude Divestment ESG, Opinion Is engagement alone enough to ensure super funds’ investment portfolios are net zero by 2050? Divestments could still have a role to play, Bill Hartnett writes Read More
Credit Investments in a Total Portfolio Context Asset Owners, Fixed Income & Credit, Opinion Craig Dandurand introduces four lenses through which one can view credit in a total portfolio framework Read More
Embracing Climate Awareness ESG, Opinion Being climate-aware is not simply a matter of applying a single tweak to return assumptions. It will require an evolution of existing valuation approaches, JANA’s Chris Worthington says Read More
Year in Review – 2021 Opinion It is that time of the year again to look back on the previous 12 months to see what piqued the interest of our readers. Read More