Growth or Inflation? That’s The Question Economics, ESG, Fixed Income & Credit As central banks continue to raise rates, fixed income investors need to make a decision: do they prepare their portfolios for further growth or higher inflation? We speak with Allspring’s Henrietta Pacquement and Thomas Lyons about fixed income in the current environment, the energy transition and the geopolitical turmoil. Read More
ART Lifts Infra Assets by $6bn Asset Owners, Infrastructure Over just the past 12 months, Australian Retirement Trust (ART) has invested $6 billion in infrastructure assets. Florence Chong speaks with Michael Weaver about what’s next for the fund Read More
The Future is Decentralised Innovation When the third generation of the internet becomes commonplace, the structure of companies will increasingly be decentralised and this will facilitate better cooperation and improved decision making, FEAL Conference keynote speaker Kat Dunn argues. Read More
Towards a Better View on Risk Asset Owners, Private & Alternative Markets, Risk and Regulation VFMC has developed a Private Credit risk model that provides better and more timely investment insights. Already, VFMC is starting to see the benefits both at an asset class and total portfolio level. Read More
Infra in Times of Inflation and Net Zero ESG, Infrastructure The energy transition will take longer than expected and add to long-term inflationary pressures, such as the deglobalisation of supply chains, ClearBridge’s Nick Langley says. But it will also propel growth in the infrastructure sector. Read More
Future Fund Restructures Investment Team Asset Owners, Chief Investment Officers, Women in Finance The Future Fund has restructured its investment team, creating new roles for three of its members, after the departure of CIO Sue Brake. Read More
Climate Risk, Elections and AGL ESG We speak with Bill Hartnett, the former Head of Responsible Investment for Local Government Super, about the fund’s early efforts to low emission portfolios, the current direction of stewardship and the stoush surrounding AGL. Read More
Creating Value Through Engagement Equities, ESG Listed markets are facing some strong headwinds, but by applying proactive engagement with companies investors can realise significant returns over the long term, Tanarra’s Vidhur Rangaswamy says. Read More
Hidden Risks in YFYS MarketFox, Risk and Regulation Venture capital might look like a sure way of boosting a fund’s performance in the YFYS test, but recent cracks in the asset class’ return profile shows the pendulum swings both ways, Daniel Grioli writes. Read More