Stuart Simmons: Currency management, reflexivity and the next regime change

[vc_empty_space]Despite an increasing willingness to invest globally, asset owners typically run static hedge ratios on their portfolios to manage currency risk. But is this a big mistake? The Australian dollar fell 1450 basis points from 1 January 2020 to 20 March, and has subsequently rallied 900 basis points.

View Stuart’s presentation slides here

Speaker

  • Stuart Simmons, senior portfolio manager, QIC
  • Moderator: Alex Proimos, head of institutional content, Investment Magazine

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Why private credit pain will bring long-term gain

Over the past decade, private credit has become an important component of many asset owner portfolios, but a perception of the asset class as risky – or, in some isolated cases, fraudulent – means it is still treated with suspicion by some commentators and investors. A “little bit of a shakeout” might help.

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