Sarah Jones, Author at Investment Magazine

AMP Capital sees uptick in second half

Senior economist Diana Mousina said a global downturn sparked by the coronavirus should start to improve mid-year assuming countries take strong quarantine measures to slow the outbreak.

Sarah JonesMarch 18, 2020

UniSuper calls on peers to suspend stock lending

CIO John Pearce has suspended the fund's stock lending program amid the worst equity sell off since the black market crash of 1987.

Sarah JonesMarch 16, 2020

IFM Investors expect infrastructure inflows

Chief economist Alex Joiner expects pension funds to load up on mid-risk assets like infrastructure, particularly in the aftermath of the coronavirus.

Sarah JonesMarch 15, 2020

Super funds follow ADIA into new real estate sector

Australian asset owners are only just starting to invest in realtech, a new sub sector of real estate that some of the world’s largest institutional investors have already allocated capital to.

Sarah JonesMarch 15, 2020

Former Trump adviser warns of global recession

Kevin Hassett, the former economic adviser to US president Donald Trump, has warned that the chance of the global economy falling into a deep recession from the coronavirus outbreak was “pretty close to 100 per cent.”

Sarah JonesMarch 11, 2020

Private Credit Forum

Asset owners tap direct lending in Asia

Institutional investors including Australian super funds are allocating more money to private credit strategies in Asia as the region’s banks dial back lending to the middle market in favour of larger companies.

Sarah JonesMarch 10, 2020

CIO profiles

HESTA’s investment overhaul

Sonya Sawtell-Rickson is half way through her three-year plan to restructure the fund's investment function. She's buying more private assets, kicked off internalisation plans and sold equities ahead of the market rout.

Sarah JonesMarch 4, 2020

Operations

First State in merger talks with WA Super

First State Super and WA Super are in potential mergers talks, the latest in a flurry of deals sweeping across the $2.9 trillion superannuation industry.

Sarah JonesMarch 4, 2020

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Investment Strategy

AMP Capital sees uptick in second half

Investment Strategy

UniSuper calls on peers to suspend stock lending

Investment Strategy

IFM Investors expect infrastructure inflows

Investment Strategy

Super funds follow ADIA into new real estate sector

Investment Strategy

Former Trump adviser warns of global recession

Private Credit Forum

Asset owners tap direct lending in Asia

CIO profiles

HESTA’s investment overhaul

Operations

First State in merger talks with WA Super

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