Sarah Jones, Author at Investment Magazine

Raphael Arndt, CIO Future Fund (Pic: Nicole Cleary)

Investment Strategy

Future Fund sticks with hedge funds

Australia’s $168 billion Future Fund is looking to add more money to its $22.6 billion hedge fund program where it can find managers with spare capacity, to help protect the portfolio against a sell-off in the equity market.

Sarah JonesJanuary 28, 2020

Governance

ESSSuper: 1000 members involved in bush fires

The $31 billion fund has set up a service that prioritises the requests of members who are fighting the fires that continue to burn across Australia or are helping local communities.

Sarah JonesJanuary 25, 2020

People Moves

Media Super, legalsuper name new CIOs

The appointments are the latest in a flurry of recent announcements across the industry as super funds look to shake up their investment operations in 2020.

Sarah JonesJanuary 21, 2020

Investment Strategy

Bull market sees UniSuper top Chant West list

UniSuper’s $26 billion balanced fund outperformed its competitors in 2019 thanks to its high allocation to stocks.

Sarah JonesJanuary 17, 2020

Governance

Super funds to raise billions of dollars: Rice Warner

Australian super funds could soon be forced to hold billions of dollars in capital as the industry surpasses the banking sector, says Michael Rice.

Sarah JonesJanuary 8, 2020

Investment Strategy

Industry sees best returns in six years

Australia’s super funds rebounded with the global equity market last year to post the biggest return since 2013.

Sarah JonesJanuary 6, 2020

Governance

Trustees on notice as legal action escalates

As 2019 draws to a close, the trustees of Australia’s $2.9 trillion superannuation industry are facing an unprecedented level of class actions against them and surging insurance premiums.

Sarah JonesDecember 18, 2019

Investment Strategy

Maritime Super shrugs off APRA’s heatmap result

The $6 billion fund flashed dark red on the regulator's heatmap for both performance and fees yet the CEO, Peter Robertson, is not going to change a thing.

Sarah JonesDecember 11, 2019

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