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Lachlan Maddock

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Lachlan is editor of Investor Strategy News and has extensive experience covering institutional investment.

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Bigger isn’t (always) better: The final words on fund size

Big and small funds alike can do well for their members, and what’s more important than size is how they use it. But the risks of having a highly concentrated industry have been “underplayed”, according to ANU academic Geoff Warren.

Lachlan Maddock | 5th Apr 2023 | More
Different benchmarks, different challenges for the new YFYS

The changes to the Your Future Your Super performance test are an improvement, according to WTW. But the application of the test to trustee-directed products is probably more of a negative than a positive, and some benchmarks remain inflexible.

Lachlan Maddock | 5th Apr 2023 | More
Why Paris-aligned benchmarks go ‘way too far’

The Paris-aligned benchmarks that an increasing number of global investors now subscribe to disincentivise activities that might actually help the energy transition, according to index provider Scientific Beta.

Lachlan Maddock | 5th Apr 2023 | More
Alternatives a ‘hard balance to strike’ as ART manages its massive size

It’s not so much the scale as the speed of Australian Retirement Trust’s growth that makes investing tough. A big allocation today might be a tiny slice of the pie tomorrow.

Lachlan Maddock | 31st Mar 2023 | More
‘A really clear signal’: TelstraSuper seeds new Apostle fund as carbon markets take off

Active management and diversification are “essential” in the emerging carbon credit market. TelstraSuper is getting both through a new strategy from Apostle Funds Management.

Lachlan Maddock | 29th Mar 2023 | More
  • Funds back alts for a brand new investment environment

    Australian institutional investors are plotting increased allocations to alternatives and rethinking geopolitical risk, according to Nuveen.

    Lachlan Maddock | 29th Mar 2023 | More
    Why the Fed won’t blink (and private equity might break)

    Investors holding out for a monetary policy hero will have to keep holding out. And as regulators put out spot fires in the global banking system, they’ll need to reckon with the new behemoths they’ve made.

    Lachlan Maddock | 29th Mar 2023 | More
    The big plans behind ART’s little merger

    If you’re not gaining market share in a rapidly consolidating industry, you’re losing it. One of ART’s smallest proposed mergers offers big opportunities for national growth.

    Lachlan Maddock | 24th Mar 2023 | More
    No weaseling out for Weaven in his own words

    Garry Weaven’s collected writings offer a fascinating history of both the industry fund movement and one of its key architects – and a warning not to stick with the pack.

    Lachlan Maddock | 24th Mar 2023 | More
    Funds must guard against ‘partisan noise’, watch for global opportunities: IFM

    There’s “nothing sinister” about funds taking advantage of government incentives to enhance returns for members, according to IFM. And when it comes to those funds heading offshore, “culture eats strategy”.

    Lachlan Maddock | 22nd Mar 2023 | More
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