Podcasts

Since the lows we saw in October 2023, share markets in Australia and the US have risen steadily and March 2024 was another solid month.* So what’s behind the momentum? UniSuper’s lead economist, investment manager David Colosimo, gives us the latest market news and discusses the key things we’re watching out for over the coming month.

This International Women’s Day, we celebrate some of the incredible women we have the privilege of working alongside at UniSuper. Head of Marketing, Leah Mackenzie, interviews Chief Financial Officer Anastasia Crisafi, and Head of Capability Dr Shannon Lloyd about their roles, careers, and the advice they wish they’d gotten earlier.

Share markets remained strong around the world in February—in some cases achieving record highs. While the Australian market remained solid, it was more subdued. So why did Australia fall behind? UniSuper’s lead economist, investment manager David Colosimo, gives us the latest market news and discusses the key things we’re watching out for over the coming month.

2023 ended strongly for markets and that momentum carried over into January 2024 with Australian and US share markets both breaking new highs. What’s behind this market strength? UniSuper’s lead economist, investment manager David Colosimo, gives us the latest market news and discusses the key things we’re watching out for over the coming month.

After a few months of share market weakness, we saw a big reversal in November—both US and Australian markets were up. So, what’s behind this change? UniSuper’s lead economist, investment manager David Colosimo, gives us the latest market news and shares the key things we’re watching out for as we close out the year. Thank you for tuning into our podcasts over the year. This is our last investment market podcast for 2023—we’ll be back in February 2024. We wish you a safe and happy holiday season!

Bond and share markets were down in October. What’s behind the slide? Join our experts for the latest news on financial markets and the economy.

This episode, we look at the ‘G’ in ESG—otherwise known as governance—and how we factor it in when making investment decisions. From board and executive remuneration through to company performance, we scrutinise the companies we’re looking to invest in to ensure they have good governance practices.

We’re committed to achieving net-zero emissions in our investment portfolio by 2050, so we’re putting some of our biggest investments under the microscope to find out what decarbonisation means for them. As one of the world's largest mining companies, BHP produces much of the iron ore, copper and nickel we’ll need as we decarbonise. What targets has BHP set itself to achieve net zero emissions by 2050? What progress is it making, and how is it going to get there? We speak with Fiona Wild, BHP’s Vice President of Sustainability and Climate Change, to get the lowdown.

What would happen to your super if you died tomorrow? And who can you give it to? A sibling? A parent? A pet? This episode, no question is off limits for Charles Azzopardi from UniSuper Advice as we haul this often-avoided topic out of the too-hard basket.

Could the money you’re putting aside for retirement be exposed to modern slavery? And what are we doing to reduce the risk that companies we invest in are involved in it? We speak with our in-house Investments team to find out.