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
Stress testing and COVID 19 MarketFox, Opinion, Risk and Regulation Marketfox Columnist Daniel Grioli examines whether stress testing helped in navigating the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic and whether there is a better way of dealing with such events. Read More
Designing Default Retirement Plans Innovation, Opinion, Retirement Academics, practitioners, consultants and fund managers have come together to develop a new framework for designing default retirement plans. In this article, they give an insight into how to implement such a framework and what the implications for members are. Read More
