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Investment Strategy

Asset owners face a time of pervasive uncertainty

Asset owners need to smarten up their investment style if they are to thrive in the current tough environment, says HESTA's investment committee chair, Mark Burgess

Elizabeth FryMarch 11, 2019

Investment Strategy

Managing currency risks in a changing environment

Understanding the vicissitudes of the Australian dollar is more important – and simultaneously more challenging than it has been in the past.

Ben HurleyMarch 5, 2019

Fiduciary Investors Symposium

US-China trade war benign, for now: QIC

The two powers’ tariff battle has had only a minor impact to date but could have a big negative effect on worldwide growth if it escalates.

Ben HurleyOctober 22, 2018

Fiduciary Investors Symposium

Ask the right questions about alternative risk premia

Investors need to be aware of underlying exposures in alternative risk premia, particularly the equity risk, which can sometimes be hidden.

Jean-Paul PelosiJune 1, 2018

Fiduciary Investors Symposium

Euro, renminbi challenge for global reserve currency status

The US dollar’s dominance is coming to an inflection point, as China and Europe push for pre-eminence in foreign currency markets.

Meredith BoothMay 31, 2018

Featured Homepage Posts

CIO Profile: Jim Christensen gets real about risk

Since his 2016 homecoming to QIC, CIO Jim Christensen has spent plenty of time thinking about how to be ready when things go wrong.

Sally RoseApril 16, 2018

Roundtables

Liquid alternatives coming of age

A demanding market and a better selection of products are leading more institutional investors to take up this maturing asset class.

Sally RoseMarch 6, 2018

Equities

Eerily low volatility raises fears of obscuring risk

Investors are increasingly questioning whether the fear index, a reflection of volatility, is still a reliable indicator of market risk.

Roger BalchDecember 14, 2017

Hedge Funds

Beef up your exposure to agriculture

Global investors are set to profit from Australia’s rise as the food bowl for Asia, while many local funds are set to miss out.

Alexandra CainNovember 9, 2017

Fixed Income Forum

Dismal economic outlook if more voters embrace populism

It’s potentially a vicious cycle: Low growth has generated the anger fuelling nationalism, and populist policies risk making things worse.

Meredith BoothNovember 9, 2017

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