bfinance Sees Interest in Securitisation Rise Private & Alternative Markets Investors worldwide are increasingly looking to securitised debt strategies as an alternative to absolute return bond funds, new research by bfinance finds. Read More
APRA to Issue Notices over Heatmap Risk and Regulation APRA says eight trustees may have failed in their obligations to members in relation to 10 separate MySuper products, which means they could possibly have breached the SIS Act. Read More
Cbus Sees Trouble for Smaller Funds Asset Owners, Risk and Regulation Cbus CEO Justin Arter expects to see more consolidation among smaller funds as the proposed super reforms might cause these funds to rethink their purpose in life. Read More
Value in Emerging Markets Emerging Markets, Equities Value investing has experienced a resurgence in the past four weeks. We talk to T Rowe Price’s Ernest Yeung about what this means for emerging markets. Read More
A Guide to ESG in Australasia ESG, Guides In this guide, we aim to give a brief overview of some of the key trends and developments in ESG in Australia and New Zealand. We address the unique circumstances of Australian economy, climate change, modern slavery and more. Read More
ACC Names Head of DAA Asset Owners, Insurance New Zealand’s Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) has appointed David Iverson as Head of Dynamic Asset Allocation for its NZ$46 billion portfolio. Read More
Private Equity at OPTrust Asset Owners, Private & Alternative Markets, Women in Finance COVID-19 has had a different impact on the various segments in the private equity sector. We speak with OPTrust’s Sandra Bosela about the fund’s experience pre and during the pandemic. Read More
Raising Awareness of ESG Materiality Equities, ESG In this interview with Trillium’s Matt Patsky, we tackle some of the most contentious ESG issues, including the gender pay gap and the decline of fossil fuel demand. We also look at how investors can use shareholder resolutions to raise awareness of issues that are ignored by companies. Read More
Sunsuper: SAA Hasn’t Stopped Working Asset Allocation & Strategy Does a more volatile market environment need a more hands on approach when it comes to asset allocation? We asked Sunsuper’s Andrew Fisher how the fund’s DAA and SAA programs held up. Read More
