Investors should challenge what value means in today's evolving market and think pragmatically about how value co-exists alongside other accretive factors, thereby uncovering opportunities that challenge the traditional definition.

An absolute return, long-short approach to global equities investing offers the freedom to invest in the best long-term opportunities whatever they are, turning time and disruption into a competitive advantage.

A new approach to asset allocation is needed to create long-term wealth for clients, focusing on risk-adjusted returns with up to 50% of portfolios allocated to private markets asset classes.

Private credit is a maturing asset class globally but expanding rapidly in Europe, with spreads tending to price at a premium to their US counterparts, providing higher interest cover and lower default rates.

It's time to move global equities portfolio construction and stock selection with the corporate life cycle - for alpha, balance, and consistency.

The explosion of data and advances in AI have permanently changed active investing. The alpha edge lies not in discarding skill, but in scaling it.

Our panel explores three asset class issues that it's time to make a move on - including private markets, Australian private credit and global listed infrastructure.

Capital and companies are shifting away from public markets, as private markets have demonstrated return outperformance (with less volatility) over a long period of time.

Emerging markets account for over half the world's population and a third of global GDP, yet they remain glaringly underrepresented in most investment portfolios. Today's low valuations could be the springboard for a powerful rebound.

In today's markets, the challenge isn't ignorance – it's bias. The edge lies in discovering what's happening, but in discerning what truly matters. Now is the time for systematic investing.

Incorporating alternative assets into multi-asset funds through a Total Portfolio Approach can provide a more informed understanding of risk and return across the whole portfolio.

Our panel explores three portfolio deign issues that it's time to make a move on - building bespoke portfolios, taking a Total Portfolio Approach (TPA) to alternatives, and including emerging markets in portfolios again.

Picking back up from the inaugural Portfolio Construction Forum da Vinci Lecture, Michael Stutchbury and Oliver Hartwich discuss the five crises threatening the foundations of the Western order and the practical implications for Australia and NZ.

Economic realities and policy shifts are diverging from market pricing, US equity valuations are at record highs but the outlook for the world's largest economy is challenged, and the independence of the central bank is at risk. It's time to make a move to rebalance portfolios.

Our diverse panel of asset class experts discusses and clarifies the implications of four global economic and markets outlook scenarios for the medium-term (three-year) outlook for key asset classes.

The traditional model of outsourcing investment management to an OCIO is reaching its practical limits. The OCIO relationship with the investment adviser needs to evolve to a deeply integrated partnership.

Our diverse panel of portfolio construction practitioners discusses which of the high conviction propositions they heard during Strategies Summit 2025 it is time to make a move on, to design resilient portfolios in practice.

This paper provides a great summary of the role played by asset consultants and the existing literature on asset consulting (including why they're fired).

This paper examines the impact of a key feature of competitive markets on moral behaviour - the possibility that a competitor might step in and conclude the deal if a conscientious market actor forgoes a profitable business opportunity for ethical reasons.

Retirement is just one phase in life. This paper provides some interesting insights into mandatory superannuation and its implications for pre- and post-retirement consumption.