Daniel Kemp
Shortly after covid-19 forced Australia into a period of lockdown, three industry figures told us how they are responding to the crisis – and why they still sense some reasons to be positive.
Future Fund recorded a -3.2% return for the quarter to end of March 2020 and has not yet revalued its unlisted assets.
The fund manager says it ‘continues to pursue quality infrastructure investment opportunities’ as AUM falls due to equity market declines.
Estimates suggest that anywhere between A$27bn and A$50bn could be withdrawn from superannuation funds, but there should be adequate liquidity in the system to cope.
The Australian Energy Market Commission rejected calls from investors to move to average loss factors in a ruling many believe will undermine the energy transition.
All foreign transactions will be subject to FIRB review, a process that will now take six months instead of 30 days.
The Canadian pension and the Australian core fund acquired a stake held by MIRA-managed The Infrastructure Fund to take full joint control of the asset.
The two profit-for-member funds have delayed their merger date by six months due to concerns about market volatility and to help ease staff working arrangements.
Two of Australia’s largest funds, AustralianSuper and UniSuper, have booked significant devaluations of their unlisted asset portfolios in response to the coronavirus crisis.
Airports in Australia have been hit hard by coronavirus, just as in almost every other country. How bad is the situation and what will Australian asset managers do to mitigate the impact?