Targeting Negative Equity Correlations Factors, Quant & Systematic, Financial Crisis, Private & Alternative Markets When bonds no longer offer defensiveness, where do you look for portfolio protection? Perhaps it is time to set an explicit negative equity correlation target, Aberdeen Standard Investments says. Read More
Frontier Sheds Light on Cluster Analysis Editorial, Factors, Quant & Systematic Cluster analysis is a good example of how machine learning can be practically applied to investment problems, a session at the Frontier Advisors Annual Conference showed. And the applications seem endless. Read More
Australian Catholic Super and NGS to Merge Asset Owners Australian Catholic Superannuation and NGS Super have signed a memorandum of understanding to merge. The merger would create a $21 billion fund, with 210,000 members. Read More
A Guide to Pension Funds in Australia Asset Owners, Guides In this brief guide, we discuss some of the characteristics and peculiarities of the Australian pension fund industry and how this influences the way these funds invest their money. Read More
SunSuper’s Liquidity Waterfall Asset Owners, Chief Investment Officers, Financial Crisis Sunsuper CIO Ian Patrick talks about the pension fund’s experience dealing with the pandemic, tackling liquidity demands from member switching, early release of super and falling equity markets. Read More
Defensiveness Through Currencies Financial Crisis, Fixed Income & Credit In an environment where bonds yields are close to zero, where do you look for defensiveness? Currencies are one answer, Franklin Templeton’s Michael Hasenstab says. Read More
Australian Property and COVID-19 Real Estate Having been through three deep recessions during his 40-year career, veteran asset consultant Ken Atchison is cautiously optimistic that the current COVID-19-induced recession will have a limited negative impact on Australia’s property industry. Read More
Explicit Protection for Super Funds Opinion, Private & Alternative Markets With bond yields at record lows, traditional fixed income defensiveness is reduced and expectations of negative rates of return from bonds at current pricing, has increased the attractiveness of defensive options-based solutions and broader portfolio overlays, Michael Armitage writes. Read More
AustralianSuper on China A-share Search Asset Owners, Emerging Markets, Equities AustralianSuper has provided an insight into its decision making process for a recent mandate dedicated to China A-shares. Read More
