APRA Tells EISS to Merge Risk and Regulation APRA has told super fund EISS that it has less than eight months to find a merger partner, or explain why it hasn’t been able to do so. Read More
China: A ‘Known Unknown’ Risk in Equity Portfolios Emerging Markets, Equities, Webinars The recent cascade of new regulations, impacting a wide range of sectors from fintech to property and private tuition, was widely perceived as a retrograde move by the government. With the economy largely market-driven over the last four decades, these sudden moves have taken equity markets by surprise. Read More
The Pitfalls of Alternatives Asset Owners, Chief Investment Officers, Private & Alternative Markets, Private Wealth Family office CH Warman established a fund of hedge fund program in 2015, but pulled the plug on it last year as correlations to equities spiked and returns proved lacklustre. We speak to CIO Richard Williams about the experience and some of the key learnings from this program. Read More
Beware of Profitless Growth Equities, ESG The energy transition lifted many boats in the years before the outbreak of the global pandemic. But not all companies are able to translate this growth into greater profitability. We speak to T Rowe Price’s Hari Balkrishna about the dangers of profitless growth and look at how impact investing can be applied to global equities. Read More
The Blessings of a Blank Sheet Asset Owners, Private & Alternative Markets Aware Super has grown its infrastructure portfolio from zero to $11 billion in just seven years. Florence Chong speaks with Mark Hector and Damien Webb about the strategy, how the portfolio fared during the pandemic and potential new asset classes. Read More
TPA Saves TCorp $15m Asset Allocation & Strategy, Asset Owners, Chief Investment Officers TCorp has been able to save millions of dollars in fees and reduced the number of external managers by half, as the asset manager moved to a total portfolio approach. Read More
Running the Modern Endowment Asset Allocation & Strategy, Asset Owners, Private & Alternative Markets The endowment model is known for its relatively high allocation to illiquid investments. Understanding the portfolio impact, having a strong portfolio construction and harvesting sustainable risk premiums are key to a successful investment portfolio, Singapore Management University’s Kif Ho says. Read More
From Public to Private with Aware Super Asset Owners, Private & Alternative Markets It is not often that an Australian superannuation fund tries to take a publicly listed company private, but that is exactly what Aware Super tried to do in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, Florence Chong writes. Read More
PIMCO Sees Opportunity in Hotel Assets Real Estate Retail and hotels have been some of the most heavily affected commercial real estate assets during the pandemic. But whereas retail looks structurally challenged, the downturn in hotels has provided an opportunity, PIMCO says. Read More
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