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
FEAL welcomes NGS Super CEO to Board Appointment, Asset Owners, Women in Finance FEAL has appointed NGS Super CEO Natalie Previtera to its board, as Jo Townsend steps down Read More
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
