Roundtables
Exploring all their options
Leading investors and consultants from the big super funds met to discuss option strategies and discuss the practical and most emotive issues around portfolio insurance
David RowleyJune 17, 2016
David Rowley
Hedge Funds
Institutional investors waiting to make an impact
Ten institutional investors met with representatives of GSAM to share ideas about global and local opportunities in impact investing
David RowleyMay 18, 2016
Investment Strategy
Costello urges funds to unite for social impact
Institutional investors have untapped power to achieve economic and social change if they act together, according to Tim Costello
David RowleyApril 27, 2016
Hedge Funds
Cbus changing the rules of the game
The traditional path for super funds that face diseconomies of scale is to set up large in-house teams, but there are alternatives
David RowleyApril 18, 2016
Insurance
More data growing sophistication in group insurance
Six superannuation funds met to discuss their progress in gaining better information about their members, and how this is reshaping their insurance offer
David RowleyApril 6, 2016
CIO profiles
Australian Ethical making returns from a third of the market
Australian Ethical’s beliefs restrict it to a third of the companies in the ASX200, but the fund’s chief investment officer, David Macri, makes a strong defence for why it is actually better diversified than other investors
David RowleyMarch 28, 2016
Governance
Black & white: David Gonski
Given the ongoing scrutiny over the composition of executive boards, the beliefs of Australia’s most eminent chairman are worth hearing.
David RowleyMarch 8, 2016
Hedge Funds
New Foundations: TCorp’s Mark O’Brien
In his first interview since being appointed at TCorp, Mark O’Brien speaks about how liability management is a key influence on strategy
David RowleyFebruary 29, 2016