In Episode #2, of IPE’s new Leaders in Investment podcast series, IPE Real Assets Editor Richard Lowe interviews Damien Webb, deputy CIO and head of real assets at Aware Super.

“There seems to be a particularly large opportunity set in property at the moment… I think there is quite a significant mismatch in the supply of opportunities and the capital provided. We are a capital provider, but we're seeing other groups that are on sidelines at the moment. 

Damien Webb, CIO and head of real assets at Aware Super, one of the largest superannuation funds in Australia, recently relocated from Sydney to London to launch the organisation’s first international office, which he describes as “a big investment for Aware Super.” Webb speaks with IPE Real Assets Editor Richard Lowe in the second of IPE’s new Leaders in Investment podcast series about the A$160bn institutional investors’ global investment plans, opening their first overseas office in London and the challenges and opportunities in the market right now. 

This episode of Leaders in Investment is sponsored by PGIM.

In this new podcast series from IPE and IPE Real Assets, members of our editorial team speak to leading figures in the institutional investor community to curate a library of in-depth, focused content. 

Conversations with chief investment officers and other asset-owner leaders will range across beliefs, objectives, investment philosophy, strategy and outlook. Engaging with asset owners both in Europe and beyond, this series will provide unique access to the thinking that guides their decisions.

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