[i3] Insights - Investment Innovation Institute

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

Active Risk Levels Slashed

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.

Nick Langley, Co-founder and Senior Portfolio Manager at ClearBridge

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.