[i3] Insights - Investment Innovation Institute

China is Leading the Energy Transition

Inflation Resilience at the Future Fund

Asset Owners, Chief Investment Officers, Leadership & Management, Private & Alternative Markets, Women in Finance

Inflation has reached its highest point since the 1990s in Australia. We speak with the Future Fund’s Wendy Norris about how it is building inflation resilience into the portfolio.

Scott Bennett, Head of Quantitative Investment Solutions, Australasia, Northern Trust Asset Management

Active Risk Levels Slashed

Equities, Factors, Quant & Systematic, Risk and Regulation

Super funds have slashed their active risk budgets in response to the YFYS performance test and the challenging market environment. This means funds have to be smarter about their remaining budget and avoid uncompensated risks, Northern Trust Asset Management says.

Scott Haslem, Chief Investment Officer, Crestone Wealth Management

Bonds are Back

Asset Owners, Chief Investment Officers, Fixed Income & Credit, Private Wealth

Crestone Wealth Management’s Scott Haslem says it is time to rebalance fixed income allocations back to their long-term strategic weights, as bonds have a role to play again in protecting against a potential recession.

Wouter Klijn, Director of Content at the Investment Innovation Institute [i3]

Performance Test under Review

Editorial, Risk and Regulation

Only a year after the YFYS performance test came into effect, the measure has been called into question by the new government.

REST CIO on Investment Review

Asset Allocation & Strategy, Asset Owners, Chief Investment Officers

Rest has overhauled its investment and governance model, moving to a model with a single investment function. We speak with CIO Andrew Lill about the implications for the portfolio and the investment team.

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.

Michael Weaver, Head of Private Real & Mid-Risk Assets, Australian Retirement Trust

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

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.

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.