UniSuper Increases Focus on PE Asset Owners, Private & Alternative Markets, Women in Finance UniSuper has increased its focus on private equity, as the fund has made more direct investments. Florence Chong speaks with Sandra Lee about UniSuper’s approach to this sector Read More
Energy Transition Key Play for Super Funds Asset Owners, Infrastructure, Private & Alternative Markets Industry super funds have banded together to develop a blueprint for policy that will facilitate the energy transition and attract investments from funds Read More
Hydrogen, Scope Four and the Energy Transition ESG, Private & Alternative Markets The energy transition is not all about established forms of renewable energy generation. Hydrogen might not be competitive yet, but it will play a key role in a low carbon economy, Mirova says. Read More
Australia Can Be Critical Minerals Superpower Emerging Markets, Infrastructure, Private & Alternative Markets With the energy transition under way, Australia could become a critical minerals superpower if it stopped simply shipping raw materials out of the country and instead focused on value-added products manufactured with the use of renewable power, according to Tim Buckley Read More
Storing Future Profit in Timber Stumps Asset Owners, Infrastructure, Private & Alternative Markets, Women in Finance Historically, timberland has been a Cinderella asset of limited appeal, except to those who appreciated its commercial value. But today, forestry has become a keenly-sought after asset for pension funds as they scramble for investments that could satisfy their overall ESG commitments, Florence Chong writes Read More
Unisuper Consortium Buys Forico Private & Alternative Markets Unisuper, PPF and APG team up to buy a hardwood plantation in Tasmania and the forestry company that manages it Read More
Diversification Through Non-traditional ABS Fixed Income & Credit, Private & Alternative Markets The market for non-traditional asset-backed securities has grown to nearly a trillion US dollars today. We speak with Brown Brothers Harriman’s Neil Hohmann about the unique characteristics of these securities and their role in an institutional portfolio Read More
Mercer Targets Infrastructure in Growth Map Infrastructure, Private & Alternative Markets The merged Mercer Super Trust expects to double its exposure to unlisted infrastructure over the next 12 months Read More
UniSuper to Increase Valuation Frequency Asset Owners, Infrastructure, Private & Alternative Markets, Real Estate, Women in Finance UniSuper will increase its valuation frequency for unlisted assets at the end of the year, the fund said during a discussion of valuation governance at the Frontier Annual Conference Read More
