Who is Damian Lillicrap
I am Head of Investment Strategy at QSuper, one of the largest Superannuation (Pension) funds in Australia. The team I lead is responsible for setting the investment strategy for over $80 billion worth of investments.
The responsibilities involve setting 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.
The fund has been more resilient than most during the crisis. We were positioned defensively in 2007 prior to the recent crisis, and increased exposure to equities prior to the rebound in March 2009. The Balanced (default) option returned 6.77% over the 2011/12 financial year, a solid result in a challenging environment.
Any views on this site are the views of Damian Lillicrap, not QSuper's. QSuper's views may or may not align with any views expressed here.
The responsibilities involve setting 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.
The fund has been more resilient than most during the crisis. We were positioned defensively in 2007 prior to the recent crisis, and increased exposure to equities prior to the rebound in March 2009. The Balanced (default) option returned 6.77% over the 2011/12 financial year, a solid result in a challenging environment.
Any views on this site are the views of Damian Lillicrap, not QSuper's. QSuper'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.