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
MAS: Walking the Talk Asset Owners, ESG, Risk and Regulation Dan Purves speaks with Rui Xiong Kee, Executive Director of the Reserve Management Department at MAS about how climate change might affect the portfolio. Read More
Stress testing and COVID 19 MarketFox, Opinion, Risk and Regulation Marketfox Columnist Daniel Grioli examines whether stress testing helped in navigating the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic and whether there is a better way of dealing with such events. Read More
Aware Super Eyes European Office Asset Owners, Chief Investment Officers Aware Super is planning to open offshore investment offices, most likely in Europe, as it homes in on private assets. Read More
