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SunSuper’s Liquidity Waterfall

Michael Hasenstab, Chief Investment Officer of Templeton Global Macro

Defensiveness Through Currencies

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.

Ken Atchison, Managing Director, Atchison Consultants

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.

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.

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.

Simon James, Head of Credit, Willis Towers Watson

Stick to Aus, US Government Bonds

Fixed Income & Credit

If investors believe fixed income is a defensive allocation, then they should probably stick to just Australian and US government bonds, according to a Willis Towers Watson consultant.

Lianne Buck, Director of Melbourne Airport

Infrastructure in the Pandemic

Asset Owners, Private & Alternative Markets, Women in Finance

We speak with Lianne Buck, former Head of Infrastructure of TCorp and Director of Melbourne Airport, about how the airport sector will cope with the turmoil caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Kunjal Gala, Co-portfolio manager of Global Emerging Markets, Federated Hermes on Innovation in emerging markets

Tech & Healthcare Innovation in Emerging Markets

Emerging Markets, Equities, Innovation

Pandemics have a way of speeding up change and innovation. We speak to Kunjal Gala at the international business of Federated Hermes about what this means for emerging market equities.

Reimagining Due Diligence

Editorial

As we are faced by severe travel restrictions, video conferencing has been widely embraced as the preferred method for conducting meetings. But will it ever replace face-to-face interaction? This question is especially important when it comes to signing off on new investment mandates.

Deanne Stewart, Chief Executive Officer, First State Super

First State Super Divests Thermal Coal

Asset Owners, ESG

First State Super will divest from businesses that derive more than 10 per cent of their revenue from thermal coal by October 2020, as part of a broader transition plan to prepare the investment portfolio for a low-carbon economy.