H&B | INVESTMENT PERSPECTIVES FORUM 2026 | BRISBANE
AGENDA
08:30
REGISTRATION & LIGHT BREAKFAST
The Calile Hotel
09:00
WELCOME – Andrew Weilandt, Chairperson
09:20
FINANCING THE FLOW | RETHINKING GLOBAL CREDIT
Is your private credit allocation overly reliant on mid-market borrowers and local property cycles?
As domestic credit becomes crowded, global Trade Finance offers a distinctly different risk profile. This session explores how financing the global supply chain through top-tier bank counterparties and mission-critical industries provides genuine diversification. We dissect the mechanics of these asset-backed structures, revealing how short-duration, self-liquidating loans deliver superior liquidity and highly defensive yield without the consumer exposure of traditional private debt.
SPEAKER:
KAZ RAHMAN, Portfolio Manager | Senior Investment Analyst, Federated Hermes
10:20
THE VOLATILITY ADVANTAGE | REWIRING THE GLOBAL EQUITY PORTFOLIO
How do you build genuine resilience when market leadership is defined by a narrow sliver of AI winners?
Recent macro volatility has triggered a broad tech rout, sweeping up exceptional businesses in a stark quality sell-off. This session explores how to use current turbulence to your advantage. We examine how moving beyond narrow narratives to build true diversity in holdings is the key to managing volatility, capturing mispriced global equities, and finding robust opportunity in a dislocated market.
11:20
LUNCH
12:20
THE STRUCTURAL DISCOUNT | FINDING VALUE IN THE PLUMBING
While the broader market fixates on originating new private debt, a more efficient trade is emerging. The credit secondaries market remains surprisingly undercapitalised, creating a window to acquire performing loan portfolios at a discount.
This session unpacks the mechanics of a relatively unknown asset class, as closed ended funds seek paths to liquidity for their investors, secondary buyers are quietly stepping in to facilitate the transition. Our speaker details how to capture discount reversal, enhanced yield, and pull to par as distinct return drivers. We explore how providing this structural liquidity offers a distinct advantage over primary origination.
13:20
WHERE CONVEXITY LIVES | MAXIMISING YOUR MOST REWARDING RISK DECISION
Equities represent the most convex part of your portfolio allocation. They drive the majority of portfolio volatility, which makes them your most consequential risk decision but also your most rewarding one. So where should your active management budget actually go?
This session challenges the assumption that scale equals opportunity. Our speaker explores which equity markets genuinely reward active management and where you're simply paying fees for beta. From crowded consensus to structural inefficiencies, the conversation cuts to a practical question. How do you build conviction in your equity allocation that actually generates alpha instead of just paying for it?
SPEAKER:
JOEL FLEMING, Portfolio Manager | Microcap Equities, Yarra Capital Management
14:20
AFTERNOON TEA
15:20
THE REPLACEMENT REALITY | PRICING REAL ASSETS IN A SQUEEZED MARKET
How do you capture real returns when soaring build costs and high rates have choked global property supply?
The traditional real estate playbook is being tested with inflation remaining sticky and the consumer heavily challenged, passive rent collection is no longer enough. This session explores how structural supply deficits are creating massive opportunities for existing real assets. Discover how thematic, operational property allocations can exploit these dislocations providing a robust inflation shield while lowering overall portfolio volatility.
SPEAKER:
JULIAN BIGGINS, Joint Chief Executive Officer | Executive Director, MA Financial Group
16:20
MAD MAX MEETS THE MATRIX | THE WEAPONISATION OF TECH AND TERRITORY
What was the point of the war in Iran? And how is AI rewriting global security?
Are we prepared for a world where both territory and technology are actively weaponised? We analyse the harsh realities of the Iran conflict, exploring exactly why it was triggered, the underlying strategic objectives, and its lasting implications for global stability. Alongside this kinetic warfare, we examine the rapid weaponisation of AI, detailing how this digital arms race is fundamentally dictating global supremacy.
SPEAKER:
REBECCA SHRIMPTON, Senior Vice President, The Asia Group
17:00
FORUM TO CONCLUDE
17:15
SUNSET SOIRÉE – The Villa by MAYA