TCorp combines functions to create new CIO role
The amalgamation of TCorp, State Super, and icare (formerly Workplace Cover) has led to TCorp managing around $70 billion for NSW clients.
Unenviable task – searching for alpha and managing risk
With increased and continued volatility in equities markets, investors are looking to systematic solutions to manage portfolio volatility. But, they should be asking if their systematic solutions, including smart beta, are considering correlations as well as volatility in the determination of risk.
When the future is uncertain, is the past any guide?
As seismic shifts occur across the global political landscape, where to in the search for returns?
How APRA is viewing in-housing
The consequences of bringing superannuation investments in-house need to be examined thoroughly says APRA
Currency implementation a blind spot: AustralianSuper
As equity risk dominates many portfolios and is relatively easy to understand, currency is often overlooked due to a lack of resourcing
Reading from a new world order
Sam Sicilia, CIO of Hostplus, says betting against the forces of demographics, geopolitics and technological advances is foolhardy
The eternal quest for unique investment insights
By combining the power of machine learning with the context of human expertise, a powerful approach to the next portfolio can be created.
Investment Rising Star Award goes to acting CIO
AIST’s Investment Rising Star Award has been awarded to Kevin Wan Lum, acting chief investment officer and head of equities and alternatives at VicSuper
AustralianSuper finds companies exposed to transition risk
AustralianSuper is using carbon footprinting in listed equities to identify those companies most exposed to transition risk
First State Super’s DAA adds 50 basis points
First State Super dynamic asset allocations add about 50 basis points per annum, as the super fund seeks for returns in a low rate environment
QE a firehose trying to fill a kettle: Blyth
QE is like trying to put the kettle on by placing a high pressure firehouse through the front door letterbox, according to a professor
