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Infrastructure

Reinventing infrastructure: Data improvement is reframing the asset class

Better valuation, performance monitoring and risk assessment methods are needed for infrastructure assets if institutional capital is to play a key role in the economic recovery following Covid-19, experts say.

Ben HurleyApril 12, 2021

Fund Governance

‘We were never in a liquidity situation’: HostPlus

The $50 billion fund's deputy CIO - brought onto the panel to replace a sick Sam Sicilia - said the fund had enough liquidity amidst the early release scheme to manage "well beyond even the worst scenario we could imagine".

Tahn SharpeFebruary 10, 2021

Industry

2020: A system reshaped during a crisis

2020 will go down for many as the year we all made concessions in the way we live and work; for the superannuation industry this will be the year the system was reshaped forever.

Matthew SmithDecember 16, 2020

Industry

2020’s biggest stories in superannuation

The top 10 most read Investment Magazine stories for 2020 paint a picture of adaption in a crisis, creative thinking in dislocated uncertain financial markets, testing of business models and continuing consolidation amid a shrinking number of funds responsible for an increasing pool of assets.

Staff WriterDecember 15, 2020

CIO profiles

Stepping out of silos helped Cbus navigate liquidity challenge: Fok

Bringing teams together to find different ways to create liquidity over different timeframes was an important aspect of not only getting through at this critical time but also investing successfully in a substantial and rapid market recovery, the Cbus CIO describes.

Matthew SmithNovember 17, 2020

Absolute Returns Conference Digital 2020

Alternative strategies in the eye of the storm: Sunsuper’s Bruce Tomlinson

While Sunsuper's access to cash and public market meant its alternatives allocations weren't tapped for liquidity to facilitate early release payments, Tomlinson said he could take advantage of some more liquid ‘hedge fund-type’ investments during tumbling markets.

Jessica SierSeptember 23, 2020

Absolute Returns Conference Digital 2020

Consultants dial up transparency and culture assessment of alternatives

“Everyone loves to hear about culture now,” according to Willis Towers Watson's Sara Rejal, who noted during a panel discussion at the Absolute Returns Conference Digital 2020 conference on Wednesday that funds are interested in a broader due diligence particularly with its hedge fund and alternative strategy partners.

Matthew SmithSeptember 23, 2020

CIO profiles

Hardest hit unlisted assets present longer-term opportunities: Sunsuper CIO

Emerging evidence has helped funds refine their scenario planning to get a better feel for how investments will perform, according to Ian Patrick, who is considering a number of factors including lock down time frame changes and societal shifts in his forward economic and asset value assumptions.

Ben HurleySeptember 18, 2020

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