Why NZ Super's new CEO is contemplating a new crisis

Matt Whineray, the new chief executive of the New Zealand Super Fund (NZ Super), is continuing many things from his predecessor, most particularly its high risk, contrarian style. The former chief investment officer stepped up in June after Adrian Orr departed for the Reserve Bank of New Zealand. And one of the first things Whineray did was to decide to emphasise exactly how much risk NZ Super took on board with its approach to its stakeholders and the public at large. In partic…