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Super-backed company develops COVID treatment

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2020
... contribution to their financial future and the communities in which they live." Likewise, Hostplus chief investment officer Sam Sicilia said the industry super fund had been a prominent investor in the venture capital arena for more than five years. ...

Hostplus awards mandate

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2020
... invested in Flexstone's US private equity emerging managers program in 2018. Hostplus chief investment officer Sam Sicilia said the fund was pleased to award the mandate as private equity has provided some of the most attractive risk-adjusted opportunities ...

Hostplus can't be killed: Sicilia

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020
Hostplus chief investment officer Sam Sicilia has firmly rebutted speculation that COVID-19 and the early release of super scheme could have caused a liquidity crisis, detailing a series of extreme events that wouldn't "kill the fund". "There was never ...

Hostplus responds to PDS controversy

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... fund publicly spruiking an allocation as high as 40% to unlisted assets. In 2018, Hostplus chief investment officer Sam Sicilia told Investment Magazine : "We have a zero allocation to fixed interest and a zero allocation to cash." Hostplus chief executive ...

Hostplus partners to launch PE emerging managers program

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2019
... third funds of US mid-market private equity managers over the next three years. Hostplus chief investment officer Sam Sicilia said: "For Hostplus, developing and maintaining long-term partnerships with investment managers is critical to securing privileged ...

Deputy CIO promotion at industry fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2018
... Hostplus' Greg Clerk takes on the deputy chief investment officer role, reporting to long-serving chief investment officer Sam Sicilia. Clerk was appointed head of investment strategy in March 2016. He remains involved in developing Hostplus' investment ...

Hostplus VC assets to hit $1bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2018
... in Australia as assets are forecast to reach $1 billion by the end of September. Hostplus chief investment officer Sam Sicilia told the AIST Super Investment Conference that the $33 billion industry fund currently has $900 million in venture capital ...

We cannot underestimate humans: Sicilia

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2017
Hostplus chief investment officer Sam Sicilia believes the superannuation fund's investment portfolio displays similar characteristics to humans, being resilient no matter what circumstances it may encounter. Sicilia said both humans and an investment ...

Hostplus commits further to Australian VC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2017
... startups and entrepreneurs. "Without the vision and commitment of chief executive David Elia, chief investment officer Sam Sicilia, the investment management team and the board of Hostplus, high-growth Australian ventures might struggle to build traction ...

Low return world a boon for VC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2016
... seeking long-term capital. Speaking to an investment forum in Sydney last month, Hostplus chief investment officer Sam Sicilia said while venture capital investing is risky, the winners make up for the losers and additional investment from super funds ...