GFC

Real Estate

Covid footprint ‘really varied’ across real estate, debt markets

Credit and real estate experts have described the differing degrees to which the pandemic has affected markets and the extent to which the memory of the GFC has affected the recovery.

Tahn SharpeApril 1, 2021

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

Hedge Funds

Ready for what’s going down

Volatility and downturns lie ahead, nearly all analysts agree. superannuation funds need to leverage their long-term horizons.

Rachel AlembakisDecember 6, 2018

Hedge Funds

Era of ‘expand and pretend’ can’t last forever

Author Satyajit Das told a recent Investment Magazine conference the world is “playing an elaborate game of financial masturbation".

Mark StoryOctober 31, 2017

Industry View

The GFC: 10 years on, a long-term view remains vital

Industry super funds have learned valuable lessons about preparing members for the tough times, REI Super chief executive Mal Smith writes.

Mal SmithOctober 19, 2017

Hedge Funds

Cbus’ winning partnership – Trish Donohue and Kristian Fok

The duo in charge of investments at Cbus Super dish the details on their ambitions for the fund.

Sally RoseApril 6, 2017

Hedge Funds

Members’ market fears calmed

Funds experienced a higher than usual number of members switching out of growth assets in the market turmoil of the past few weeks, but nowhere near as high as the switching levels of 2008. Better communications have been attributed for the lower levels of switching as US markets experienced one of their largest ever one […]

David Rowley and Dan PurvesAugust 31, 2015

Hedge Funds

New Zealand Super Fund takes advantage of changing liquidity premiums

Changing liquidity premiums and a long time horizon allow the NZ$29 billion sovereign wealth fund, New Zealand Super Fund, to access new investment opportunities. Liquidity premiums are appearing in niches because of the changing activities of the banking sector, essentially in areas where investment banks, brokers and hedge funds were actively involved pre-GFC. “One of […]

Dan PurvesMay 28, 2015

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