The $150 billion Aware Super is planning to step up its process of bringing more of its investments in house according to chief investment officer Damian Graham. The post Aware Super steps up inhouse investment strategy: Damian Graham CIO appeared first on Investment Magazine ..read more

The $1 trillion industry superannuation sector is pitching the benefits of its strong exposure to unlisted assets, amid questions over super fund valuations of private assets in fluctuating markets. The post Industry super funds pitch merits of unlisted investments appeared first on Investment Magazine ..read more

Funds are questioning their methods of evaluating private market investments, but the impact on valuations could take several quarters to materialise, experts say. The post Asset owners cautious as private market valuations pressured appeared first on Investment Magazine ..read more

Many Australian investors, including the large superannuation funds, are allocating assets to private markets such as private equity, unlisted infrastructure and private debt. Morningstar's Annika Bradley reports. The post Allocating to private markets in the post-retirement phase appeared first on Investment Magazine ..read more

A 2020 forecast for Australian super funds lifting their private equity investments from $80 billion to $185 billion 2025 is conservative judging by recent moves in the sector, according to Boston Consulting Group (BCG) managing director Timo Schmid. The post Super Funds expected to move above $185 billion in private equity investments by 2025: BCG appeared first on Investment Magazine ..read more

The rising popularity of private assets has made liquidity risk a growing concern for institutional investors, who need to carry enough liquidity for possible downturns, but avoid the opportunity cost of carrying too much, says Michelle Teng, vice president of the Institutional Advisory and Solutions group at PGIM. The post Liquidity: Too little or too much can harm your portfolio appeared first on Investment Magazine ..read more

Not only have many such companies survived the COVID-19 pandemic the increased use of technology has accelerated their gains. The post Enterprise software companies set to boom in APAC: Vista’s Robert Smith appeared first on Investment Magazine ..read more

The senior investment leader describes the governance challenges as “huge” for funds moving into alternative asset classes because of the complexity and also because of the gap between the best and worst performing general partners and investment managers. The post Funds hooked on equity and bonds need sophistication in alternatives: Mercer’s Nuzum appeared first on Investment Magazine ..read more

Private equity is taking over the lending ranks from the banks, says Lonsec analyst Ron Mehmet. As volatility tapers off again, demand for alternative fixed income yield in Australia is making alternative avenues more and more attractive. The post Investors backing PE credit push in desperate yield hunt: Mehmet appeared first on Investment Magazine ..read more