Investment Strategy

Investment Strategy

Super funds to buy up corporate Australia

As asset owners grow bigger they are tipped to start buying up listed companies. Yet not everyone is convinced that it's worth the trouble including the Future Fund.

Sarah JonesNovember 27, 2019

Investment Strategy

Super funds weigh emerging market debt

Understanding the vagaries of emerging market debt is more important – and simultaneously more challenging - than it has been in the past, a group of asset owners have said.

Elizabeth FryNovember 25, 2019

Investment Strategy

One third of funds may fall foul of APRA heatmaps

A “significant number " of Australian super funds have failed a Chant West performance test ahead of the prudential regulator’s much anticipated results of an appraisal system that weed out the bad performers.

Sarah JonesNovember 25, 2019

Investment Strategy

Future Fund to sell off ‘large slice’ of private equity

Australia’s sovereign wealth fund is in the midst of selling off some of its private equity assets on the secondary market as it looks to free up more capital in the event of a drawdown.

Sarah JonesNovember 21, 2019

Investment Strategy

First State Super, Sunsuper CIOs warn of asset bubble

The wall of capital sitting on the sidelines waiting to be deployed in private assets is driving prices up to untenable values, warned two of Australia’s top investment chiefs at a recent ASFA conference.

Elizabeth FryNovember 18, 2019

Investment Strategy

Silk says mega funds are good for members

Ian Silk, the head of the country’s largest superannuation fund, AustralianSuper said the rise of the mega fund is good for the industry as long as it provide benefits to members.

Elizabeth FryNovember 14, 2019

ESG

TCorp launches $1.8 billion sustainability bond

The $107 billion asset manager is launching its first sustainability bond amid surging demand for fixed income products that incorporate ESG.

Elizabeth FryNovember 13, 2019

Investment Strategy

Equity bulls return as recession fears fade

Fund managers around the world are worried about missing out on the next leg higher in the bull market and have slashed cash holdings to buy more stocks, a survey shows.

Sarah JonesNovember 13, 2019

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