Asset owners eye tech’s new foundation for investing
Institutional investing is entering a new era as blockchain-based rails make markets always-on, near-instant and capable of delivering hyper-customised portfolios. Are asset owners ready?
CPP: Why doing the right thing in TPA can look like losing
CPP Investments has argued that a TPA portfolio has a high chance of appearing to have underperformed when evaluated against traditional SAA benchmarks, even when the underlying investment decisions are sound. In a recent paper, the fund argues TPA portfolios should be judged on a broader scorecard.
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Khosla warns of disrupted decade before AI boom brings abundance
AI will deliver a five-year burst of productivity and cost cutting before a deflationary decade reshapes the global economy, according to legendary venture capitalist Vinod Khosla.
Managing fat tails and risks in the face of contradictory signals
Global investors face the difficult task of setting asset allocation in an environment where the global macro-economic backdrop suggests chaos and downside risk but markets continue to perform strongly.
Risk takers vs scalers: Investors split on where to access innovation
Investors are still split on whether it’s better to hunt for innovative companies in the public or private markets. But the biggest consideration for investing in new technologies might have more to do with liquidity.
US Department of Labor slams OECD on ‘Marxist’ ESG policies
The US Department of Labor has publicly condemned the OECD for “pushing members to politicise their pension systems by integrating ESG factors unmoored from returns”, declaring that it will no longer support the OECD's responsible investment principles and the concept of ESG "a Marxist march through corporate culture".
Future Fund flags expansion of active equity program
Emerging markets, Europe and Japan are all in focus for Australia’s sovereign wealth fund as it looks to ramp up active equities and diversify its exposures, as the fund grows wary of US markets amidst heightened political uncertainty.
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