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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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Big global investors think passive die-hards could ‘learn some hard lessons’

The ups and downs of 2023 have shifted the fortunes of active managers in the eyes of the big institutional investors that hold the keys to trillions of dollars in retirement savings. But they’re still fretting volatility and valuations.

Lachlan Maddock | 9th Feb 2024 | More
‘We have to adapt’: Fidelity CIO on the changing funds management landscape

Even the biggest fund managers have to change with the times, and the US$750 billion Fidelity is staring down a world that’s moving beyond the traditional investment landscape in which its business was built.

Lachlan Maddock | 7th Feb 2024 | More
Why nation-building still languishes in ‘the landscape of rhetoric’ (and how to get it out)

Big super funds still aren’t really involved in the large nation-building projects that could make Australia a renewables powerhouse. Getting them to “cross the Rubicon” will take initiative from infrastructure managers and leadership from Australia’s sovereign wealth fund.

Lachlan Maddock | 2nd Feb 2024 | More
The Future Fund already invests in Australia. Could it be asked to do more?

Everybody and their dog has an idea for putting the Future Fund to work beyond its core mandate.
But the best idea for getting it to invest more in Australia’s economy is probably already being done.

Lachlan Maddock | 2nd Feb 2024 | More
David Murray wades into Future Fund debate

The first chair of the Future Fund has rubbished “populist pleas” to use the money in Australia’s sovereign wealth fund for pet causes, saying that they are “infused with an unrealistic optimism of the likelihood of success”.

Lachlan Maddock | 31st Jan 2024 | More
  • APRA plots unlisted asset ‘deep dive’ review

    The prudential regulator will undertake another review of how superannuation funds treat their unlisted assets, with a special focus on “valuation and liquidity management practices” as they come to account for larger and larger chunks of the portfolio.

    Lachlan Maddock | 31st Jan 2024 | More
    Combet appointment to ‘renew and refresh’ Future Fund

    The former chairman of IFM Investors and Industry Super Australia has been appointed to the Future Fund Board of Guardians as the government looks to “maximise” the role Australia’s sovereign wealth fund plays while preserving its independence.

    Lachlan Maddock | 31st Jan 2024 | More
    Aware Super goes abroad for new public equities head

    The $160 billion industry fund has found a new head for its $90 billion public equities portfolio in an alumnus of passive investing giants like Vanguard and BlackRock. It’s also pulled the trigger on promotions in the public equities team.

    Lachlan Maddock | 25th Jan 2024 | More
    Why markets face a ‘multi-pronged fork in the road’

    It’s a narrow path to a Goldilocks financial environment with steep drops on either side. Should markets tumble off the edge, big investors could cast their eyes back over macro hedge funds, long-short strategies and gold.

    Lachlan Maddock | 25th Jan 2024 | More
    ‘A very polarising concept’: Why Mine Super reckons lifecycle is the real winner

    The $13 billion Mine Super might have had Chant West’s top performing growth option for the calendar year, but CIO Seamus Collins questions whether many default growth products are doing enough for young members who are “temporally diversified”.

    Lachlan Maddock | 24th Jan 2024 | More
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