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More pros and cons for super-sized funds

Big funds can be cheaper and drive hard bargains in the private markets – but it’s easier to see them coming and harder for them to get money where it needs to go.

Lachlan Maddock | 5th Jul 2023 | More
AustralianSuper’s new deputy CIO puts the focus overseas

AustralianSuper’s appointment of a new deputy CIO with the lion’s share of responsibility for its overseas investments demonstrates the growing importance of international diversification for the country’s biggest funds.

Lachlan Maddock | 30th Jun 2023 | More
Future Fund gets top marks as sovereign investors rebound

Australia’s sovereign wealth fund and New Zealand Super have topped this year’s Global SWF governance, sustainability and resilience rankings, while institutions the world over are rethinking their investment strategies amidst market ructions.

Lachlan Maddock | 30th Jun 2023 | More
  • Big super gets real on real assets

    Australia’s largest super funds are casting a close eye over their property and infrastructure allocations amidst challenging market conditions, according to new research from J.P Morgan. And while investment internalisation continues to gather pace, not all funds are sold on its worth.

    Lachlan Maddock | 23rd Jun 2023 | More
    ‘Blown us away’: Aware’s new options hit the member choice sweet spot

    Even the fund has been caught off-guard by demand for its new index and socially conscious high-growth options, which were rolled out in response to members wanting more choice – but not so much that they were overwhelmed.

    Lachlan Maddock | 23rd Jun 2023 | More
    ‘Understand the tension’: Funds fret greenwashing, engagement

    Super funds are double-checking their marketing materials and coming to grips with an evolving regulatory regime as greenwashing risk looms large.

    Lachlan Maddock | 5th May 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
    ‘A worldwide phenomenon’: How HOPE wants to solve affordable housing

    While the debate around the use of super for nation-building projects like affordable housing rages, HOPE Housing is working on a new way for funds to get involved.

    Lachlan Maddock | 11th Jan 2023 | More
  • Aussie funds face their own challenges in the wild hunt for returns

    Pension funds are increasingly turning to active management to generate returns in a hostile environment. But as they seek to become true global investors, super funds face a different set of tradeoffs.

    Lachlan Maddock | 13th Dec 2022 | More
    Top asset owners weather a ‘VUCA-fest’, prepare for the polycrisis

    As the world’s top 100 asset managers grow to awesome size, they’re confronted by a “complex and uncertain” macro environment and need to prepare for the burgeoning systemic risks of climate change.

    Lachlan Maddock | 30th Nov 2022 | More