It would have been hard to pick a better time to bring together 500 of Australia's leading portfolio construction professionals. Conference came hard on the heels of the 30 June deadline for post-tax super contributions of up to $1 million and then, during conference week, the US subprime meltdown shaved 6% off global equities...

Elizabeth presents her insights into the changing face of retirement globally along with new research capturing Australian advisers' experience with their Baby Boomer clients...

If you invest even a small proportion of your portfolios in non-Investment Grade fixed income securities, you will from time to time experience a default – it’s an issue of when (and how much), rather than if. This session shows you a simple method to better manage credit risk in your portfolios...

The fact that fund managers are fallible shouldn't come as a surprise – they're human. New and better models of researching invesmtent skill are emerging all the time...

Our panel of investment specialists presents and debates their long-term forecasts for equity markets, listed property and hedge funds...

Our visiting fellow, Bob Veres, summarises the most important things he's taken from the two-day PortfolioConstruction Conference 2007 program, and the follow up he'd be doing if he was a Practitioner delegate...

India remains a mystery to many Westerners, even as it is poised to become the world's third largest economy within a generation. Anand offers his insiders view on India's economic history, and perspectives on its reemergence as an economic superpower...

Andrew identifies ways we should be framing our thinking about longevity and portfolio construction, and some of the possible solutions...

David discusses his ground-breaking research into Australian's mortality, and the common misconceptions that are undermining the integrity of their portfolios...

Each year we kick off Conference with an international keynote speaker overviewing the emerging trends they're seeing in the portfolio construction arena. This year, our keynote hailed from the US, and focused on rends in the asset allocation arena...

Operating leases over transport assets are one of the best kept secrets in the alternative asset space...

This session examines the key assessments to consider when developing an asset allocation to unlisted property...

This session explores the key characteristics of capital protected products to highlight the place these types of products have in most investors' portfolios....

This session examines the current state of play in the Australian securities market. We look at the prospects for total returns from property securities in the future...

The ability for global and Aussie markets to bounce back following prolonged periods of relatively poor returns is testimony to one of the most enduring, fundamental characteristics of bond returns – that is, bonds are naturally mean reverting assets...

This session examines the emergence of new tools that allow managers to take advantage of new segments of the fixed income market and shows how managers with the right skills are equipped to uncover the dynamic opportunities of this once staid asset class...

When it comes to active management, two heads are better than one, and three heads are even better! Harnessing this insight to generate excess returns is a complex portfolio construction problem...

This session discusses how investors can potentially achieve more consistent and higher long-term returns by investing in more - not less - stocks...

This session explores the alternative investments universe – how alternative investments inter-relate with traditional markets, and their role in portfolio construction...

This session explains how companies that have a sustainable competitive edge, having created this by owning or operating assets that are difficult to replicate, can deliver superior returns over time...