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:
Global Investment Institute congratulates Shaun O'Malley on his appointment to the Senior Analyst Real Assets role at Brighter Super.
Brighter Super is an Australian superannuation fund with ~A$36 billion in assets under management and over 348,000 members.
Most recently, Shaun served as General Manager Public and Private Markets at Spirit Super.
We wish Shaun all the best in his new role and continued success to the team at Brighter Super.
Read MoreGlobal Investment Institute congratulates Daniel Cheang on his appointment to the Executive Manager - Private Markets role at Team Super.
Team Super is an Australian superannuation fund with ~A$21 billion in assets under management and over ~150,000 members.
Most recently, Daniel served as Senior Investment Manager at Colonial First State.
We wish Daniel all the best in his new role and continued success to the team at Team Super.
Read More“Specialist Disability Accommodation is social infrastructure that happens to be housing, not residential property with a government tenant. Own it for income and non-correlation, not capital growth.”
- Joss Engebretsen is Portfolio Manager of the Barwon Disability Accommodation Fund (BDAF), which he has run since its inception in 2021 and built to approximately A$100 million of gross assets across 13 properties nationally.
Joss' responsibility covers the full investment cycle, originating and underwriting Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) acquisitions, valuation and capital structure, operator selection and asset management, and investor reporting.
Joss will be presenting at Global Investment Institute’s upcoming Family Office Investment Forum on Tuesday, 1 September 2026 in Melbourne CBD, Victoria. To register your interest in attending, click here or for more information email zlatan@globalii.com.au.
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Current featured job vacancies and opportunities include roles at Acadian Asset Management, ANZ, Ares Management, Australian Retirement Trust, AustralianSuper, BlackRock, BNY, Fisher Investments, Forza Capital, Frontier Advisors, GESB, Goldman Sachs, HESTA, Hostplus, JPMorganChase, LGT Wealth Management Australia, Macquarie Group, Mutual Trust, Pinnacle Investment Management Group, Rest, The Carlyle Group and Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC).
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 MoreGlobal Investment Institute congratulates Andrew Sun on his promotion to the Assistant Portfolio Manager, Credit role at Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC).
VFMC is a public authority responsible for investing for the benefit of Victorians. VFMC manage funds of more than ~A$103 billion for Victoria and 32 Victorian public authorities and related organisations.
Prior to his promotion, Andrew served as Senior Analyst, Credit, Fixed Income at VFMC.
We wish Andrew all the best in his new role and continued success to the team at VFMC.
Read More“The future is human insight combined with machine intelligence. A.I. can process vast information sets and identify patterns consistently, while experienced investors provide context, challenge assumptions and determine whether signals have a credible economic rationale.”
- Michael Hunstad is president of Northern Trust Asset Management (NTAM), one of the world’s largest investment managers with approximately US$1.3 trillion of assets under management. NTAM has earned the confidence of global investors by providing sophisticated solutions that helps them confidently navigate all market environments, so they can realise their most important goals.
Michael will be presenting at Global Investment Institute’s upcoming Equities Investment Forum on Wednesday, 2 September 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 Alice Berriman on her appointment to the Senior Portfolio Manager, Portfolio Evolution role at Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC).
VFMC is a public authority responsible for investing for the benefit of Victorians. VFMC manage funds of more than ~A$103 billion for Victoria and 32 Victorian public authorities and related organisations.
Most recently, Alice served as Principal Consultant at Frontier Advisors.
We wish Alice all the best in her new role and continued success to the team at VFMC.
Read More“Real estate private credit has historically offered attractive income potential and defensive risk characteristics.”
- Daniel Ottensoser is a Managing Director in the Investments Group and Co-Head of Credit at CIM Group. He is responsible for overseeing portfolio construction and asset allocation for CIM’s credit funds, including handling first mortgage loans on commercial real estate assets.
Daniel will be presenting at Global Investment Institute’s upcoming Family Office Investment Forum on Tuesday, 1 September 2026 in Melbourne CBD, Victoria. To register your interest in attending, click here or for more information email zlatan@globalii.com.au.
Read More“In a market increasingly driven by non-fundamental participants, near-term positioning, and the churn of global news flow, long-term investors should resist the temptation to chase short-term performance and instead consider adhering to proven processes with extended time horizons.”
- Gregory Mancini is Head of Global Portfolio Management at Nuveen, where he is responsible for overseeing the active portfolio management team that manages close to US$350+ billion as part of Nuveen’s US$600 billion equity business. In addition, he acts as the co-manager on Nuveen’s flagship Global Equity strategy.
Gregory will be presenting at Global Investment Institute’s upcoming Equities Investment Forum on Wednesday, 2 September 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 Tassie Brakenridge on her appointment to the Director, Equities role at Funds SA.
Funds SA is an Adelaide-based investment management partner for South Australian public sector superannuation funds and approved authorities, with ~A$50 billion in assets under management.
Most recently, Tassie served as APAC Product Strategy Sustainability Lead for Fundamental Equity at BlackRock, having joined the firm in 2020.
We wish Tassie all the best in her new role and continued success to the team at Funds SA.
Read MoreGlobal Investment Institute congratulates Jessica Melville and Andrew Thomas on joining CareSuper, as General Manager, Portfolio Management and General Manager, Portfolio Design, respectively.
CareSuper is a profit-to-member industry super fund with over 615,000 members and ~A$65 billion in assets under management.
Our congratulations to both Jessica and Andrew, and best wishes for continued success to the team at CareSuper.
Read More“The global equity market has become increasingly concentrated around a narrow U.S. growth engine. While there is no single solution to concentration risk, investors can build more resilient core equity portfolios. An increasingly compelling approach is to integrate quantitative and fundamental investing.”
- Anton Eser is the Chief Investment Officer at Robeco and member of the Executive Committee. He is responsible for Equities, Fixed Income and Sustainability. He joined Robeco in 2025.
With nearly a century of experience and a global perspective, Robeco combines deep investment research, quantitative expertise and sustainability to deliver tailored solutions to clients.
Anton will be presenting at Global Investment Institute’s upcoming Equities Investment Forum on Wednesday, 2 September 2026 in Melbourne CBD, Victoria. To register your interest in attending, click here or for more information email zlatan@globalii.com.au.
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