Don’t Give Up on ALM: McKinsey Insurance Although it is increasingly complex for insurance companies to match their liabilities, we shouldn’t give up on asset/liability matching just yet, McKinsey says. Read More
Growth of European Private Credit Fixed Income & Credit, Private & Alternative Markets, Webinars The global private credit market is broad and deep, but there are regional differences between the various private credit markets. We delve into the unique characteristics of the European private credit market and assess how the pandemic has affected the sector, Read More
Future Fund Ups Private Equity Asset Owners, Private & Alternative Markets, Women in Finance Private equity is set to benefit from the Future Fund’s most comprehensive investment review since its beginning. We speak with Alicia Gregory about the private equity strategy going forward. Read More
Gold through an ESG Lens ESG, Financial Crisis, Private & Alternative Markets As the energy transition starts to pick up pace, decarbonisation is quickly becoming a key focus for many institutional investors. We speak to the World Gold Council about the role gold can play in this process and where gold sits in a broader ESG framework. Read More
A Guide to Retirement Guides, Retirement As more superannuation members retire, the need to develop robust retirement options that combine the need for income, some form of longevity protection and appropriate levels of risk into one platform has never been greater. But this is no easy task. Read More
Asset Consulting Is Not Going Away Risk and Regulation Despite ongoing consolidation in the superannuation industry, asset consultants will continue to have a role to play, Aongus O’Gorman says. Read More
Transportation: An ‘Investable’ Asset Class? Private & Alternative Markets, Webinars Global transport industry assets can be broadly defined as aircraft, energy logistics, equipment, maritime, rail, and vehicles. The assets are critical components of global supply chain networks and carry essential cargoes. Read More
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