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CIO profiles

Block’s big trade: Inside Australian Catholic’s March 2020 bet

The Australian Catholic CIO used all his discretion to maintain an underweight position in risk assets before recommending a deployment of cash into equities and credit in what turned out to be the most valuable superannuation fund trade of 2020, Matthew Smith writes.

Matthew SmithFebruary 12, 2021

CIO profiles

Climate top of mind for superannuants in 2021: Macri

The stage is set for a greater focus on climate this year, particularly in light of the election of US President Joe Biden and the control of the US Senate falling with the Democratic party, Australian Ethical's David Macri says.

Matthew SmithJanuary 20, 2021

Industry

Chasing scale at Cbus a priority for new CEO

Former Blackrock and Victorian Funds Management Corporation executive Justin Arter says he wants Cbus to sit among the largest funds in Australia.

Ben HurleyJanuary 13, 2021

Asset Classes

Sunsuper: Fixed income to look different, post pandemic

Traditional fixed income sleeves will take an entirely different shape in the post-pandemic era, with the allocation of negative bond yields and cash investments hard to justify in portfolios according to Sunsuper head of asset allocation Andrew Fisher.

Tahn SharpeDecember 2, 2020

ESG

Climate inaction is expensive

If this current Australian summer of bush fires should be teaching us anything, it’s that climate inaction is expensive, says RIAA's Simon O'Connor.

Simon O'ConnorFebruary 17, 2020

ESG

VicSuper: Getting to grips with sustainable PE

An increasing number of super funds are looking to invest sustainably across their portfolio but a yawning data gap for private equity and until recently, sovereign bonds, has held them back.

Elizabeth FryJanuary 28, 2020

ESG

REST case to set climate risk precedent

Early next year, global investor attention will focus on the court proceedings against the trustee of the REST superannuation fund which is charged with breaching its fiduciary duties by failing to adequately consider climate change risks.

Jonathan SteffanoniDecember 4, 2019

Investment strategy

Evolving the City of Austin pension fund

David Veal, CIO of the $3 billion City of Austin Employees Retirement System, discussed private equity, managing strategic relationships, internalisation and adopting Norwegian investment beliefs at a recent Fiduciary Investors Symposium.

Amanda WhiteJuly 24, 2019

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