Government Legislates Retirement Covenant Retirement, Risk and Regulation The Retirement Income Covenant is on track to start on 1 July this year, after Parliament passed a bill that wrote the covenant into legislation. Read More
AustralianSuper to Triple Private Credit Assets Asset Owners, Fixed Income & Credit, Private & Alternative Markets AustralianSuper is planning to triple its private credit holdings across Australia, Europe and the United States in the next three years. Florence Chong speaks with Nick Ward to get a sense of the opportunities. Read More
European Private Credit in the Pandemic Fixed Income & Credit, Private & Alternative Markets Private credit has been growing quickly in Europe in recent years, so much so that asset consultants treat it now as a core allocation in multi-asset portfolios. But did the coronavirus pandemic throw a spanner in the works for the sector? We speak to Pemberton’s Managing Partner Symon Drake-Brockman to find out. Read More
Low Rates, New Tech and Bubbles ESG, Financial Crisis, Innovation, Women in Finance A combination of low interest rates and the emergence of new technology can cause bubbles to form, according to Morningstar IM. Is this what is happening in crypto and clean tech stocks? Read More
Fusion as a Source of Clean Energy Equities, Innovation Recent advances in laser technology have brought clean energy generation from nuclear fusion a step closer, Dr. Warren McKenzie says. This could see a dramatic impact on energy prices. Read More
Year in Review – 2021 Opinion It is that time of the year again to look back on the previous 12 months to see what piqued the interest of our readers. Read More
Innovation in Healthcare Equities, Innovation The healthcare sector is at an inflection point, where decades of research is now starting to throw off innovative new therapies and treatments and this could very well lead to a ‘golden age’ for the sector, American Century Investments says. Read More
Pearce on Early Days of Internalisation Asset Owners, In-house Management When Unisuper decided to internalise asset management functions, it adopted an approach of ‘logical incrementalism’ rather than putting forward a grand vision for the future, CIO John Pearce says. Read More
GIC’s Total Portfolio Approach Asset Allocation & Strategy, Asset Owners With a mandate to preserve and enhance the purchasing power of Singapore’s reserves over the long term, GIC believes that its total portfolio approach gives it an edge over more traditional strategic asset allocation (SAA) models Read More
