Hostplus, every mention

Sam Sicilia – Seizing on a Long Time Horizon at HostPlus (EP.103) Jul 1, 2019 · 27 mentions

• ▶ 10:31 Sam Sicilia So 11 years ago, Host Plus was seven billion dollars in size. 6 times in the scene
• ▶ 13:31 Sam Sicilia It probably helps to understand a little bit about Host Plus and what drives the fund, because one of the lessons I've learned over the years is that a pile of money differs from another pile of money when it enters into the marketplace,… 6 times in the scene
• ▶ 22:46 Sam Sicilia I only have one pile of money to worry about, and that's Host Plus. 2 times in the scene
• ▶ 37:17 Sam Sicilia The problem is that if you have a defined benefit fund, which Host Plus is not, we're a, we're a defined contribution fund, more like a four oh one K, but we're not a defined benefit fund, then that three percent return is a big headache…
• ▶ 41:12 Sam Sicilia In fact, if you look at Host Plus's website, you won't see too many brand names across any asset class, because we don't invest in brands
• ▶ 44:15 Sam Sicilia The internal team at Host Plus understands that we are a relationship based organization, and we have relationship sourced managers. 6 times in the scene
• ▶ 1:00:25 Sam Sicilia An investor like Host Plus who provides them with seed investment capital that effectively underpins their business when nobody else will because they don't have a track record yet. 2 times in the scene
• ▶ 1:04:28 Sam Sicilia Today, we view them in the following way, and remember, I only need to solve for Host Plus's capital.
• ▶ 1:10:57 Sam Sicilia And that fiduciary model has worked really well for the superannuation system in general, and particularly well for Hostplus.
• ▶ 1:21:04 Sam Sicilia So as my role as CIO of Host Plus is to allocate capital for the retirement benefit of over a million working Australians so that they have a shot at a dignified retirement.