Who is Damian Lillicrap
I was Head of Investment Strategy at QSuper, one of the largest Superannuation (Pension) funds in Australia, from 2009 until it merged with Sunsuper to form Australian Retirement Trust (ART) in early 2022 - I finished at ART in early 2023. The team I led was responsible for guiding the investment strategy for the QSuper multi-asset class portfolios as QSuper's funds-under-management grew from around $25 billion to over $100 billion Australian dollars. Before moving to QSuper I was Head of Portfolio Design at QIC, a role that had similar responsibilities for the QSuper portfolios to my QSuper role, however this was before QSuper insourced investment management in 2009.
The responsibilities involved guiding the long-term portfolio direction, investigating and incorporating new asset classes, as well as moving asset class weights through time to increase returns or to manage risk.
During the period the fund's products, like with similar, had been more resilient than most other Australian funds during most crises as a result of a having more diversified set of asset class risks than most other Australian funds, and with value also added through moving asset allocations based on forward views of risk and return.
Any views on this site are the views of Damian Lillicrap, not QSuper's or ART's. QSuper's or ART's views may or may not align with any views expressed here.
The responsibilities involved guiding the long-term portfolio direction, investigating and incorporating new asset classes, as well as moving asset class weights through time to increase returns or to manage risk.
During the period the fund's products, like with similar, had been more resilient than most other Australian funds during most crises as a result of a having more diversified set of asset class risks than most other Australian funds, and with value also added through moving asset allocations based on forward views of risk and return.
Any views on this site are the views of Damian Lillicrap, not QSuper's or ART's. QSuper's or ART's views may or may not align with any views expressed here.
What does this bare naked economist have to sayI am very concerned about a range of structural economic issues that have built up around the world and how they play out. Many of the issues have come to the public’s attention recently. Some haven't. But most concerning is that many people that have a lot to lose don't understand how they are likely to be impacted, or can't speak up (some are too young). I'd like to educate them about the risks they face, and speak up for them where they can't.
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Why Bare Naked Economist
Firstly because I'm not formally an economist, I'm nude one economics degree. I do have some formal training, but not in this field. I started life as a Chemical Engineer, I also studied accounting and qualified as a Certified Practicing Accountant (CPA). However, if you can learn by osmosis, then a lump of wood should have absorbed a PhD's worth of learning given the weight of economic discussions that I've been involved in over the years. But still, no degree. Nude.
There is no connection between this site and Jamie Oliver, but the site name is a nod to the mode of communication and social conscience that Jamie embodies. My aim is to strip back the jargon from economics and to present the concepts in simple everyday language. I don't want to simplify the concepts, just the communication.
There is no connection between this site and Jamie Oliver, but the site name is a nod to the mode of communication and social conscience that Jamie embodies. My aim is to strip back the jargon from economics and to present the concepts in simple everyday language. I don't want to simplify the concepts, just the communication.