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Pandemic triggers new interest in private markets
A poll taken during a session on unlisted assets at the ASI digital conference on Thursday revealed that a whopping 79 per...
More mega funds on the cards
Merger activity involving an estimated $1.5 trillion of superannuation assets is progressing as the pace of industry consolidation picks up, according to...
Can Australia turn affordable housing into an asset class?
Australia’s asset owners agree that there is enormous potential for large-scale investment in affordable housing if the federal and state governments remove...
Top investors step up engagement with companies to decarbonise portfolios
The head of BHP’s sustainability and climate change, Dr Fiona Wild, said fears that the pandemic would pause climate change action have...
Investors demand solid sustainability data
Cutting edge data capabilities are critical for super funds who are charged with improving member outcomes by calibrating risk and driving net...
Is Covid-19 the ESG tipping point that markets needed?
A global pandemic, oil supply shocks, and now protests and civil demonstrations across the globe regarding social justice have moved sustainability centre...
US-China trade war to drive change in world order
The big driver of change in the world order is the escalating US-China tension, delegates at the ASI conference heard on Monday....
Blyth urges the Australian government to set up a national wealth fund
Scottish political economist Mark Blyth has urged Canberra to set up a citizens’ wealth fund which would help fix income inequality in...