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Asset owners fret complexity amidst TPA’s quiet revolution

Plenty of big institutional investors are finding that the total portfolio approach eats strategic asset allocation for breakfast. But as their organisations become more and more complex, shifting towards a new way of investing is getting harder.

Lachlan Maddock | 2nd Aug 2024 | More
Sovereign funds shift assets into reverse, turn to private debt

Sovereign wealth funds are changing their asset mix and have executed a stunning U-turn on artificial intelligence investments, according to the latest Invesco annual survey of the sector.

David Chaplin | 2nd Aug 2024 | More
  • The dramatic ‘deviation’ that’s distorting markets

    For those looking to chase the growth tail and tip into what are a small clutch of highly priced equities, Pzena has a sobering history lesson. Meanwhile, the bounce-back for value portfolios could be “quite extreme”.

    Tahn Sharpe | 31st Jul 2024 | More
    ‘We’ve got clear air’: How Brighter Super set itself up for post-merger success  

    Mergers can consume the day-to-day life of a fund for years. But the investment decisions made during the process determine whether the new fund – and its membership – will thrive from day one.

    Lachlan Maddock | 26th Jul 2024 | More
  • NZS stays nimble, keeps things simple for ‘ever-changing investment landscape’

    The $74 billion New Zealand Super has shot the lights out with a chunky one year return and is now looking to “scale and optimise” its organisation as it eyes a projected doubling in size over the next decade.

    Lachlan Maddock | 24th Jul 2024 | More
    Massive passive flows haven’t broken markets: GMO

    Passive investing may have skewed the numbers but the index-hugging wall of money can’t break the maths of markets, a new GMO paper argues.

    David Chaplin | 17th Jul 2024 | More
    Why UniSuper is staying home (for now)

    Offshore offices might get super funds “closer to the action”, but they can come at a literal cost – and not every fund is prepared to pay it.

    Lachlan Maddock | 10th Jul 2024 | More
    Another bumper year for NZ Super in sovereign fund rankings

    The NZ Superannuation Fund has notched up back-to-back results as the best-performing and one of the most-sustainable sovereign investment vehicles in the world in a new review of the sector.

    David Chaplin | 5th Jul 2024 | More
    The big change that will make ART’s next return matter to more

    Super funds love to crow about their performance, but the headlines about ART’s double-digit return obscure what will be a massive shift for its millions-strong member base.

    Lachlan Maddock | 3rd Jul 2024 | More
  • How geopolitics underpins the Future Fund’s new investment order

    Rising geopolitical tensions mean that diversification’s ‘free lunch’ must come from a new menu if investors want to prosper in a brave new world, the Future Fund says.

    Lachlan Maddock | 28th Jun 2024 | More
    Three reasons the UK market could be headed for better times

    A recovery in the UK’s equity market has almost always been predicated on valuation grounds, according to Ruffer. But this time the recovering domestic economy and a high exposure to commodities and financials might act as additional catalysts.

    Contributor | 27th Jun 2024 | More
    Combet: Bigger is better (and inevitable)

    Super funds have been heading down the path to massive size for more than two decades. They’ve arrived when the transition to a net-zero economy needs that size the most.

    Lachlan Maddock | 21st Jun 2024 | More
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