BSP Life – Investing in the Community Chief Investment Officers, Insurance, Pacific Region The investment portfolio of Fijian insurance company BSP Life is unlike any other insurance company’s portfolio. CIO Craig Strong explains how Fijian culture and its economy have shaped the investment strategy 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
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
Australia Doesn’t Trust AI Innovation Australians don’t trust AI and see limited benefits in the application of AI tools in the workplace, a panel at the recent JANA conference found 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
Addressing the Housing Challenge Asset Owners, Real Estate Given the twin spectres of rising interest rates and higher living costs, Spiros Deftereos of Hostplus holds no illusion that times will continue to be challenging for residential developers 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
HESTA names Head of Portfolio Design Appointment, Asset Owners, Women in Finance HESTA has appointed Dianne Sandoval as Head of Portfolio Design, starting in October Read More
Brighter Super Keeps it Simple Asset Allocation & Strategy, Asset Owners, Chief Investment Officers On 1 June 2023, 130,000 Suncorp Super members and $6.1 billion in funds under management (FUM) joined Brighter Super, itself the product of the 2021 merger between Energy Super and LGIAsuper. In this interview, we speak with CIO Mark Rider about how it affects the overall investment strategy. Read More
