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UniSuper caps future investment in fossil fuels

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2022
... benchmarks of the ASX300 and MSCI world. The fund has developed a shadow carbon price for the top 50 companies or unlisted assets where the fund feels carbon pricing could be a significant risk. "Our expectations of our 50 largest Australian investments ...

Will listed infrastructure protect portfolios during market downturn?

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2022
... are unlisted and so are not valued daily," it said. Morningstar referred to its previous commentary that said, unlisted assets valuations are determined by their owners on a quarterly or annual basis rather than the market on a daily basis, meaning the ...

AustralianSuper increases investment fees

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2022
... cushion the impact of downturns while ensuring members benefit from exposure to growth assets such as equities and unlisted assets," an AustralianSuper spokesperson said. "During the financial year ending 30 June 2022, we invested in several large infrastructure ...

Will big super's unlisted investments amplify retirement savings?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2022
Industry Super Australia (ISA) has said that industry super funds' exposure to unlisted assets could lead to its members having more than $130,000 extra at retirement. Today, industry funds have investments of over $1 trillion, including more than ...

NGS Super bolsters investment team

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2022
... carbon intensity of its investment portfolio. The fund is also completing a scenario analysis of both listed and unlisted assets to create a robust carbon reduction glide path. This is intended to enable the fund to effectively model carbon reduction ...

Hostplus links returns to active approach

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2022
... not seen since the GFC." Instead, Hostplus chose to invest in mid-range defensive assets like infrastructure and unlisted assets, he said, which provided inflation protection. "As a result of this decision, we now find ourselves well-positioned to avoid ...

UniSuper revamps investment team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2022
... fund's merger with Australian Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund, has considerably boosted its exposure to unlisted assets. This prompted Pearce to reshuffle other parts of his team. He has split the leadership of the fund's property ...

A playbook for private markets

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2022
A panel at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) ASI 2022 conference has discussed how unlisted assets can be an important diversification strategy for super funds, despite challenges in accessing deals. IFM executive director private ...

NGS to reduce emissions 35% in three years

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2022
... equity, fixed income, infrastructure as well as equities." The scenario analysis was conducted over the listed and unlisted assets of its portfolio and NGS also did a glide path analysis to model carbon reduction scenarios over time, taking into consideration ...

AustralianSuper boosts private equity investments by $13bn

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2022
... from 5% today to 7% by 2024. This move is reflective of AustralianSuper's strategy to increase its investment in unlisted assets. On the increase in private equity investments, Charalambous said: "Not only can we act quickly and deploy large amounts ...