Opposition’s first-home buyer policy ‘not a super idea’

The Coalition has pledged to give young Australians access to up to $50,000 in their retirement savings to get a toehold in the housing market. Super funds say it will only further inflate property prices.

Nicholas Way | 28th Mar 2025 | More
Turbulent markets will suit commercial real estate: Analysts

Listed property, which found investor favour in 2024, is better positioned to weather market volatility with institutions eyeing improving valuations and development opportunities. For overseas players, a weaker Australian dollar is a bonus.

Duncan Hughes | 28th Mar 2025 | More
The good, the bad and the AI: Financial sheriffs take aim

Regulators are on red alert as this technology spreads like wildfire, presenting increasing issues, risks and challenges for global financial markets.

David Chaplin | 28th Mar 2025 | More
News
Retail superannuation funds are back in town

In the wake of the Hayne Royal Commission, industry funds reigned supreme. It has taken more than five years, but the for-profit funds are finally back in the game as the not for profits increasingly struggle to service members nearing or in retirement.

Duncan Hughes | 21st Mar 2025 | More
Impact investing can ‘ride out’ Trump’s nostrums

While ESG and diversity have been caught up in the political headwinds in the US, this investment strategy, approaching $US2 trillion in funds under management, is well placed to not only survive but thrive.

Nicholas Way | 21st Mar 2025 | More
Australian super can weather the Trump storm: Whiteley

While the White House’s economic nostrums are rattling the markets, the long-term outlook for commercial and investment relations between the two countries is positive, with a recent summit in the US further cementing ties.

Penny Pryor | 14th Mar 2025 | More
Comment
APRA ruling on board tenure applying accepted governance norms

The employer-employee split worked well when not-for-profit funds were in their infancy. Today, in an era of member choice and the growing demands of retiree members, it’s a model that fails to cut the mustard.

Rob Prugue | 14th Mar 2025 | More
Why investors should embrace change in the Year of the Snake

It’s been an astonishing two years for US equities, but the same can’t be said for global asset markets. 2025 could be a year to explore out of favour markets, according to Ruffer’s Jasmine Yeo.

Jasmine Yeo | 22nd Jan 2025 | More
The four-letter word private credit investors have forgotten

All strategies work – until they don’t. While the hottest ticket in town is still private credit, is it everything it’s cracked up to be?

Michael Block | 10th Jan 2025 | More
‘Martian real estate’ and bittersweet farewells: ISN’s top 10 stories of 2024

This year’s top 10 stories included a peek into AustralianSuper’s international equities build out in London, AMP’s move to slash employee benefits, and plenty of hard-hitting analysis of the issues that matter in institutional investment. But the real story is how readers helped shape all of that coverage.

Lachlan Maddock | 18th Dec 2024 | More
INSight #330 with Varun Laijawalla from Ninety One

Varun Laijawalla from Ninety One shares insights with James Dunn from The Inside Network on what investors are suited to emerging markets.

Investor Strategy News | 8th May 2024 | Watch Pause
INSight #323 with Alex Lennard from Ruffer

Alex Lennard from Ruffer shares insights with Laurence Parker-Brown from The Inside Network on whether the previous strategies will continue well in a new regime.

Investor Strategy News | 7th May 2024 | WatchPause
INSight #296 with Wenchang Ma from Ninety One

Wenchang Ma from Ninety One shares insights with James Dunn from The Inside Network on any substitute for going out and meeting companies on the road.

Investor Strategy News | 7th May 2024 | Watch Pause
INSight #354 with Alison Shimada from Allspring Global Investments

Alison Shimada from Allspring Global Investments speaks to Giselle Roux from The Inside Network on responsible investing in EM.

Investor Strategy News | 6th May 2024 | Watch Pause
Think Forward #7: Overcoming investment governance challenges with Duncan Smith from JANA Investment Advisers
Investor Strategy News | 11th Feb 2025
Think Forward #6: Opportunities in European private credit with Chris Rust from Ninety One
Investor Strategy News | 28th Jan 2025
Think Forward #5: How ART will invest $1 trillion with Andrew Fisher from Australian Retirement Trust
Investor Strategy News | 13th Jan 2025
Think Forward #4: The future of active currency management with Danica Hampton from Adrian Lee & Partners
Investor Strategy News | 10th Dec 2024
Think Forward #3: Building next generation asset management partnerships with Christian Baylis from Fortlake Asset Management and Bryce Quirk from Colonial First State
Investor Strategy News | 26th Nov 2024
Think Forward #2: Making sustainability real for members with Rachel Halpern from JANA Investment Advisers
Investor Strategy News | 12th Nov 2024
Think Forward #1: Thriving in the new investment paradigm with Paul Newfield from Frontier Advisors
Investor Strategy News | 8th Nov 2024
BIT #9: The PE puzzle with Nick Miller from Fortitude Investment Partners
Investor Strategy News | 14th Oct 2024
BIT #8: Unlocking social infrastructure’s investment potential with Cameron Brownjohn from Federation Asset Management
Investor Strategy News | 29th Jul 2024
BIT #7: The new captains of capital with Mike Wright from Lonsec.
Investor Strategy News | 22nd Jul 2024
BIT #6: The future of listed infrastructure with ClearBridge Investments portfolio manager Nick Langley
Investor Strategy News | 8th Jan 2024
BIT #2: Investment dynamism with Paul Saliba from SQM Research
Investor Strategy News | 11th Oct 2023
BIT #3: Super fund benchmarking with Ian Fryer from Chant West
Investor Strategy News | 11th Oct 2023
BIT #4: Advice pricing paradigms with Rob Jones from Peloton Partners
Investor Strategy News | 11th Oct 2023
BIT #5: Advicetech attraction with Pete Worn from Finura Group
Investor Strategy News | 11th Oct 2023
BIT #1: Compliance matters with Sean Graham from Assured Support
Investor Strategy News | 24th Sep 2023
Profiles
‘An assumption everybody should question’: Sam Sicilia’s $200 billion hypotheticals

Hostplus’ young demographics and the mandatory nature of superannuation means it gets “a free kick before every game”. But CIO Sam Sicilia says funds must keep questioning the assumptions that underpin the superannuation system and their relationship to it.

Lachlan Maddock | 3rd Apr 2024 | More
JANA chases family offices, not-for-profits as super sees ‘significant change’

Australia’s largest homegrown asset consultant is plotting an expansion further beyond its traditional superannuation clients, while consolidation in the industry is changing the way they work.

Lachlan Maddock | 13th Jan 2023 | More
Analysis
Investors on red alert despite inflation being tamed: Atlantic House

Central banks have performed admirably to get economies back on track, but a public that is far less-trusting of big institutions and traditional asset classes remains unconvinced. US President Donald Trump’s trade policies are simply fuelling their fears.

Nicholas Way | 21st Mar 2025 | More
Welcome to the brave new world of higher, more volatile inflation: Ruffer

A high US January CPI number rattled the markets before the Producer Price Index (PPI) calmed investor waters. A closer look at the data, however, shows a far from rosy picture, especially with President Donald Trump’s policies likely to push prices higher.

Giorgio Curti | 14th Mar 2025 | More
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