I chat with Sean, senior quantitative analyst at Mine Super, on the scientific process, uncertainty and the changing relationship between academia and the private sector in Australia.
Nothing on this podcast is to be considered investment advice or a recommendation. No investment decision or activity should be undertaken without first seeking qualified and professional advice.
A concentrated bet on fewer, better GP relationships is paying off for one of Australia's largest superannuation funds. Built on selective manager and deal selection rather than a broad roster, the A$112 billion ($78 billion) Rest Super delivered private equity returns more than double the peer average last financial year, as the fund proactively courts top-tier PE firms instead of waiting to be approached.
Two of America’s largest pension funds, CalSTRS and CalPERS have warily offered support to the interjection of California Governor Edmund G Brown Jr into the debate on how to finance the state’s ballooning pension liabilities.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Australia’s sovereign wealth fund, the Future Fund, has lost more than $2 billion in the September quarter, as global share markets tumbled – despite reducing its equity exposure and moving more into defensive assets, such as cash.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
It’s not until you’re on the ground that the basic growth story in China is really obvious. When Guy Russo, now head of Kmart in Australia, was the head of McDonald’s in China, they called it “opening a store every four hours”.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
As the G20 meeting looms, Sharan Burrow, general secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), told delegates at the Fiduciary Investors Symposium to stop acting as if fiduciary management existed in a bubble. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
A new EDHEC-Risk Institute survey of 104 European institutional investment professionals analyses the current uses and views on equity and fixed-income indexes.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
New York will radically overhaul its pension system, consolidating the investment strategies for its five pension funds and reforming the governance structures of the funds.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
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