ASX

Funds hunt for niche plays in private credit

Australia’s consultants say investor appetite has turned towards niche and esoteric private credit strategies as they hunt for extra yield in the asset class.

Elizabeth FryMarch 10, 2020

Reporting on workplace safety falling short

Workplace health and safety impacts every Australian worker. An incident or fatality at a workplace has a huge impact on the individual, their family and their colleagues, and it’s an issue that investors should be made aware of.

Louise DavidsonMarch 2, 2020

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

ESG

Modern slavery a top priority for super funds

A surge of interest in responsible investing from the nation’s asset owners has led to vigorous demands for better ESG practices from companies.

Elizabeth FryJuly 3, 2019

Technology

Distributed ledger moves into prime time

Calastone launches distributed market Infrastructure and pushes debate from theoretical to practical adaptation of DL utility for transactions.

Rachel AlembakisJune 12, 2019

CIO profiles

UniSuper’s John Pearce chooses China, airports and pipelines

China and the US engaging in a prolonged economic and political cold war is a much larger risk than a trade war between the two countries, says UniSuper's John Pearce.

Elizabeth FryJune 5, 2019