How Future Fund is updating its internal technology
The sovereign wealth fund is coming to the end of a three-year upgrade of its own technology. Its next plan? Another multi-year focus to embrace cutting edge solutions.
Australia
How Australia's QSuper optimised its PE exposure
The Australian super fund changed its approach earlier in the decade and was able to scale up under a single strategic relationship.
How Hostplus channels capital into renewables
The A$33 billion ($22 billion) superannuation fund continues to seek renewable assets, but mounting competition could introduce more volatility into Hostplus’s infrastructure portfolio.
AsianInvestor’s top fund houses by market (part 1)
In our Asset Management Award summaries, we reveal why we chose the winners for half of our Asia Pacific markets.
Market Views: Is Australian real estate overheated?
Some Aussie asset owners are lightening on domestic property and house prices – does that mean Australian commercial real estate is peaking? Investment specialists share their views.
Hostplus aims to add to hedge fund-like investments
The deputy chief investment officer of Hostplus discussed the superannuation fund's interest in hedge-fundesque investments, as well as raising allocations to infrastructure and property.
Change at top for Western Asset as firm targets insurers
In the last two years, the US firm has paid special attention to helping insurers with their adherence to Solvency II regulations and the management of credit risk.
Asian property investors capitalise on China retreat
With Chinese investors stepping back, Japanese, Korean and even Southeast Asian and Australian investors look set to step up their overseas real estate investments.
How Aussie supers are investing in start-ups
Superannuation funds such as Hostplus and First State Super can be considered trailblazers among their peers in the way they are investing in early-stage start-up companies.
Why Aussie supers are haring after start-ups
Australia’s plodding superannuation funds have begun investing into start-up firms to gain outsized returns. It’s risky, but potentially rewarding.
UBS AM sees institutional departures in Australia
Two members of the three-strong institutional coverage desk in Sydney have left, including its head, amid other changes in the fund house's Australian business.
Costello forced to backtrack on Future Fund comments
The Australian sovereign investor is fighting battles on a number of fronts and is keen to quell the discussion about it becoming a potential default superannuation fund manager.
Future Fund “not appropriate” for managing super money
The Australian sovereign fund's chairman wants the fund to be turned into a manager of superannuation assets, but the idea has gained little credibility with super industry insiders.
How Hostplus seeks alpha through illiquid assets
Hostplus is using the youth of its investors to make heavy bets in illiquid assets. Deputy CIO Greg Clerk explained how to AsianInvestor.
Asia's top investors: CSC, Future Fund, GPIF in focus
AsianInvestor explains why Commonwealth Superannuation Corp impressed for governance, Future Fund led for investment capabilities and GPIF's innovation shone.
What Sunsuper, Prudential look for when picking partners
Speaking at an AsianInvestor event, top executives at the Australian superannuation fund and UK-based insurer explain their considerations when choosing external managers.
Asia’s top 2018 asset owners: Australia and China
AsianInvestor reveals why the top institutional investors for Australia/New Zealand and China were the most impressive across the entire region.
Alarm bells “ringing louder than ever” for Asian property
Real estate prices are widely seen as peaking in markets such as Australia and Japan, but there remains huge demand for the asset class, finds new PwC research.
Future Fund continues illiquids push amid gloom
Australia’s sovereign wealth fund has also trimmed its exposure to stocks and bonds as asset managers take their most downbeat stance on global growth for 10 years.
NZ Super on target with climate strategy, says CEO
The chief executive of one of Asia's leading asset owners on managing climate change risk in portfolios speaks to AsianInvestor on the progress made so far.
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