Tahn Sharpe, Author at Investment Magazine

Absolute Returns Conference Digital 2020

Aware Super backing tail-risk hedging for retirement cohort

The $125 billion industry fund says that while it doesn’t make sense for younger members, retirement age members can benefit from tailored tail-risk hedging strategies as proxy guards against sequencing risk.

Tahn SharpeSeptember 30, 2020

Private Equity

Investors backing PE credit push in desperate yield hunt: Mehmet

Private equity is taking over the lending ranks from the banks, says Lonsec analyst Ron Mehmet. As volatility tapers off again, demand for alternative fixed income yield in Australia is making alternative avenues more and more attractive.

Tahn SharpeSeptember 30, 2020

Industry

John Hewson: SG freeze due to Covid ‘not defensible’

The ex-Liberal party leader was joined by a host of industry names on an "emergency" webinar to discuss the importance of continuing the legislated SG increase in July 2021, despite the economic effects of the pandemic.

Tahn SharpeSeptember 28, 2020

Investment Operations

Stretched investment committees ‘doing too much’

Pressure on investment committees has increased exponentially during the pandemic as the ‘realms of the investable have completely shifted’. Willis Towers Watson consultant Rebecca Bannon believes proper instruction, delegation, and efficiency are required to keep them ticking.

Tahn SharpeSeptember 9, 2020

Regulation

APRA needs its own regulatory sandbox

APRA could consider encouraging and facilitating more innovation from the funds directly and from service providers in the ecosystem, Tahn Sharpe writes.

Tahn SharpeSeptember 2, 2020

Portfolio Construction

Investment hubris a handicap in pandemic era

Humility will be key for investors in navigating the pandemic markets era, a panel has heard. The biggest mistake now is to presuppose that yesterday’s metrics and tools will work tomorrow.

Tahn SharpeAugust 26, 2020

Private Credit

Not all debt is created equal: Vision Super

The $10 bn fund is focusing on capital structure in its private debt activity, preferring senior secured lending that combines decent spreads with prevailing rights in an unsettled market.

Tahn SharpeAugust 24, 2020

Industry

NGS Super and Australian Catholic Super in $21B merger

The two education and community-based funds are the latest in a long line of sub-scale funds aiming to bring benefits of scale and synergy to their combined 200,000 members.

Tahn SharpeAugust 18, 2020

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