Global Investment Institute is Australia’s leading provider of conferences for capital allocators.
We connect institutional investors, family office and private wealth investment leaders with peers and global investment experts to share knowledge and thought leadership in a private, collegiate and discussion-focussed setting, conducted under Chatham House Rule.
Our upcoming events include:
Video | Alan Coffey, Director, Private Companies, Baillie Gifford
In this exclusive interview, Alan discusses how the continued growth of private companies is reshaping the opportunity set for long-term investors. He explains how Baillie Gifford translates its 100+ years of growth investing heritage into advantage in accessing and navigating private market opportunities today, as more companies remain private for longer.
Read More“The structural advantages in APAC private credit, favourable credit cycle positioning, persistent supply-demand imbalances, and declining correlation to Western markets, create a compelling opportunity set for investors.”
- Patrik Edsparr is Chief Investment Officer at Tor Investment Management, where he is responsible for portfolio construction and risk management. He also chairs the firm’s Investment Committee.
With over 30 years of direct finance and investment management experience, Patrik leads the firm's banking efforts to build a strong pipeline of high-quality proprietary deals and fully leverage this opportunity set to construct balanced pan-Asian portfolios with a strong emphasis on diversification and downside protection.
Patrik will be presenting at Global Investment Institute’s upcoming Private Credit Investment Forum, taking place on Thursday, 14 May 2026 in Melbourne CBD, Victoria. To register your interest in attending, click here or for more information email zlatan@globalii.com.au.
Read More“While large, the credit market is not limitless in size, and there is a trade-off between quality and diversification. We believe diversification cannot save a bad credit picker. Credit investors need to remember that it is not about owning the market or even picking the winners, but about avoiding the losers.”
- Osvaldo Pereira is Global Head of Direct Lending at Park Square, where he is responsible for managing Park Square’s US$8 billon direct lending platform across Europe and the US. He sits on the Investment Committee, Executive Committee and manages the portfolios of all funds and SMAs under this key vertical in Park Square’s business.
Osvaldo will be presenting at Global Investment Institute’s upcoming Private Credit Investment Forum, taking place on Thursday, 14 May 2026 in Melbourne CBD, Victoria. To register your interest in attending, click here or for more information email zlatan@globalii.com.au.
Read MoreThe NZ Super Fund invests Government capital contributions, and the returns, to contribute to the cost of paying superannuation later. The Fund has ~NZ$90 billion in assets under management.
NZ Super Fund announced three new senior appointments to the investment team.
Read More“Most of the major macro issues such as A.I. disruption, onshoring of supply chains, and energy independence are tailwinds for infrastructure assets. Creating a portfolio with exposure to unlisted infrastructure diversifies against the volatility of traditional public markets.”
- Rene Ogunbona is a Director at Igneo Infrastructure Partners, where he is responsible for originating, executing and managing unlisted infrastructure investments in Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) for Igneo's Global and Australia/New Zealand infrastructure strategies, with a particular focus on the energy sector.
Rene will be presenting at Global Investment Institute’s upcoming Private Wealth Investment Leaders Forum, taking place on Wednesday, 13 May 2026 in Melbourne CBD, Victoria. To register your interest in attending, click here or for more information email zlatan@globalii.com.au.
Read MoreVideo | Eric Van Nostrand, Chief Investment Officer, Lazard Asset Management
In this exclusive interview, Eric discusses the role of quantitative investing in emerging market equities and how it can adapt to regime shifts without overreacting to short-term noise and macro interference to more reliably generate alpha.
Read More“The housing shortage is structural, and the retreat of traditional lenders is unlikely to reverse quickly. That creates an opportunity for real estate private credit investors who can provide flexible capital, underwrite risk carefully and actively manage assets through the cycle.”
- Brendan Bosman is a Managing Director at Pretium, where he oversees the firm's investment activities in homebuilder finance. His background has focused on financing homebuilders and residential developers. At Pretium, his role is to help lead the firm’s effort to originate, underwrite and manage debt investments across the real estate landscape, including horizontal construction, vertical construction and multi-family lending.
Brendan will be presenting at Global Investment Institute’s upcoming Private Credit Investment Forum, taking place on Thursday, 14 May 2026 in Melbourne CBD, Victoria. To register your interest in attending, click here or for more information email zlatan@globalii.com.au.
Read MoreApril 2026
Current featured job vacancies and opportunities include roles at Australian Retirement Trust, CalPERS, Future Fund, Goldman Sachs, Hamilton Lane, Janus Henderson, NGS Super, NZ Super Fund and TD.
If you would like us to promote a job vacancy at your organisation for executive and senior investment roles, please email Nicole Browne, Global Investment Institute.
Read MoreVideo | Phil Strano, Head of Australian Credit Research, Yarra Capital Management
In this exclusive interview, Phil shares his views on why private credit has an important role to play in portfolios but cautions that the asset class is seeing pockets of stress emerging, as it reaches saturation point. He explains why investors’ aim should be to build multi-sector credit portfolios that are idiosyncratic in nature, with diversification, liquidity and transparency around valuations and pricing at the core, to meet their return objectives through the cycle.
Read More“Many still believe that private markets are complex, completely illiquid, or simply out of reach for a lot of investors. This view is quickly becoming outdated due to the growth of evergreen structures.”
- William Vettorato is the Head of Fund Strategy for Evergreens at EQT, where he is responsible for the management of the firm's evergreen products. This includes structuring evergreen funds, allocation and deployment policy as well as liquidity management. The role requires ensuring capital is deployed across the EQT platform in the most efficient manner to maximise investor outcomes.
William will be presenting at Global Investment Institute’s upcoming Private Wealth Investment Leaders Forum, taking place on Wednesday, 13 May 2026 in Melbourne CBD, Victoria. To register your interest in attending, click here or for more information email zlatan@globalii.com.au.
Read MoreGlobal Investment Institute congratulates Kate Misic on her appointment to the Head of Portfolio Design role at HESTA.
HESTA is an Australian industry superannuation fund with ~A$100 billion in assets under management and over ~1.1 million members.
Kate will commence in her new role in June 2026 and joins from TelstraSuper, where she held the acting Chief Investment Officer position.
We wish Kate all the best in her new role and continued success to the team at HESTA.
Read MoreVideo | Laurence Taylor, Equity Solutions Portfolio Manager, T. Rowe Price
In this exclusive interview, Laurence discusses T. Rowe Price’s integrated equity approach, including its distinct characteristics and competitive advantages. He explains how the integrated equity process adapts during periods of market volatility and the role technology plays in the investment process and decision-making to deliver desired outcomes for clients.
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