The Astute Investor
Episodes
A second look on private debt
31 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest episode of The Astute Investor, LGT Wealth Management’s Head of Private Markets, Martin Randall, speaks with Francesco Valmarana, Part...
Building Resilient Portfolios in the Age of AI
16 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest episode of The Astute Investor, Scott Haslem, Chief Investment Officer at LGT Wealth Management, speaks with Ben Powell, Chief Investme...
2026 Outlook
15 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest episode of The Astute Investor, LGT Wealth Management CIO Scott Haslem speaks with Stephen Halmarick, Principal and Chief Economist at E...
Capital with a cause: investing for systemic change
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Impact investing is reshaping how Australian families, foundations and leaders think about their capital - not just as a source of returns, but as a l...
Infrastructure Investing – Navigating Growth, Sustainability & Digitalisation
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest episode of The Astute Investor, Kevin Wan-Lum sits down with Esther Peiner, Head of Infrastructure at Partners Group, to explore how inf...
Looking beyond numbers with quantitative investing
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest episode of The Astute Investor - Looking beyond numbers with quantitative investing, Kevin Wan Lum, Deputy Chief Investment Officer of t...
AI, data and decarbonisation
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Craig Scroggie, CEO of Australia's largest data centre, NEXTDC, explains how they are accelerating the path to decarbonisation.
Opportunities outside the US
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest episode of The Astute Investor, Scott Haslem, Chief Investment Officer at LGT Wealth Management is joined by Tim Toohey, Head of Macro a...
The good, the bad and the ugly in private markets
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest episode of The Astute Investor, Scott Haslem, Chief Investment Officer at LGT Crestone is joined by Scott Voss, Managing Director and Se...
Crises, conflicts and ceasefires: Positioning portfolios through recent geo-political events
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest episode of The Astute Investor, Scott Haslem, Chief Investment Officer at LGT Crestone and Matthew Tan, Head of Asset Allocation discus...
Australia's untapped nuclear potential
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For years, nuclear energy has been a polarising topic—hailed as a clean energy solution by some and dismissed as too complex and controversial by ot...
Navigating disruption: What lies ahead for markets in 2025
15 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest episode of The Astute Investor podcast, LGT Crestone Chief Investment Officer Scott Haslem welcomes David Bassanese, Chief Economist at ...
Foundations of success: Insights on long-term investing and infrastructure
16 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest episode of The Astute Investor Podcast, we feature an in-depth conversation with David Neal, Chief Executive of IFM Investors. Hosted by...
Investing for impact: Matching returns with positive change
14 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest episode of The Astute Investor, Martin Randall, Head of Private Markets at LGT Crestone, interviews Laurence Marshbaum OAM, Co-Founder o...
The Human-AI partnership: Enhancing investment decisions through tech.
23 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest episode of The Astute Investor, Todd Hoare, Head of Public Markets at LGT Crestone, sits down with John Stecher, Chief Technology Office...
Navigating the US presidential election with Libby Cantrill
25 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
From a disastrous debate performance from President Joe Biden, to an assassination attempt on his Republican predecessor, Donald Trump, the events lea...
Where does the shortage in housing and boom in private credit collide? A podcast with Andrew Schwartz from Qualitas
06 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest episode of the Astute Investor Podcast, Where does the shortage in housing and boom in private credit collide?, LGT Crestone’s Chief I...
Investing through geo-political turmoil
03 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Investing through geo-political turmoil, LGT Crestone’s Chief Investment Officer, Scott Haslem, interviews General David Petraeus (...
What's driving the boom in private debt with Michael Small from KKR
05 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, What’s driving the boom in private debt?, LGT Crestone’s Head of Private Markets, Martin Randall, interviews Michael Small, a pa...
Improving Australia's productivity with Stephen Walters from BCA
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Improving Australia’s productivity, LGT Crestone’s Chief Investment Officer, Scott Haslem, interviews Stephen Walters, Chief Econ...
Is private equity the new traditional asset class?
12 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast, Urs Wietlisbach, Co-Founder of Partners Group, explains how the private equity industry has matured over the past few decades and why...
Will Australia avoid a recession? An interview with Jo Masters from Barrenjoey Capital Partners
14 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest episode of The Astute Investor Podcast, Will Australia avoid a recession?, LGT Crestone’s Chief Investment Officer, Scott Haslem, inte...
Leaving a legacy in Australia: Insights from the Princely Family
29 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Leaving a legacy in Australia: Insights from the Princely Family, LGT Crestone’s Chief Executive Officer, Michael Chisholm, intervi...
Finding value in private equity with Tim Sims from Pacific Equity Partners
12 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Finding value in private equity, LGT Crestone’s Chief Investment Officer, Scott Haslem, interviews Tim Sims, Managing Director and...
How geo-politics is shaping the world with Adam Creighton from The Australian
19 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, How geo-politics is shaping the world, LGT Crestone’s Chief Investment Officer, Scott Haslem, interviews award-winning journalist A...
How megatrends are shaping the property and healthcare sectors with David Di Pilla from HMC Capital.
07 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, How megatrends are shaping the property and healthcare sectors, LGT Crestone’s Chief Investment Officer, Scott Haslem, interviews D...
Finding value in real estate with Leonie Wilkinson from Brookfield Real Estate Group
21 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Finding value in real estate, LGT Crestone’s Senior Investment Analyst - Alternatives, Martin Randall, interviews Leonie Wilkinson,...
What does the inflation outlook mean for bond markets? An interview with Francis Scotland from Brandywine Global
22 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, LGT Crestone’s Chief Investment Officer interviews Francis Scotland, Director of Global Macro Research at Brandywine Global. Franci...
Inflation, supply chains, and the energy transition
21 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest episode of The Astute Investor Podcast, Inflation, supply chains, and the energy transition, LGT Crestone’s Chief Investment Officer, ...
Investing through inflation
19 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Investing through inflation, LGT Crestone’s Chief Investment Officer, Scott Haslem, and Head of Public Markets, Todd Hoare, intervi...
Will private markets continue to outperform?
22 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest episode of LGT Crestone's The Astute Investor Podcast, Will private markets continue to outperform?, LGT Crestone’s Chief Executive Of...
Lessons from previous bear markets
24 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the first episode of LGT Crestone's The Astute Investor podcast, we talk to Firetrail Investment's Patrick Hodgens who shares his experience of ove...