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Future Fund sees EM shifts widening alpha opportunities; CEO to depart

Future Fund sees EM shifts widening alpha opportunities; CEO to depart

Australia’s Future Fund has highlighted strong performance in global equities, particularly in Japan and emerging markets, as a key return driver for its last reporting period. Despite increased concentration in EM indexes, new CIO Richard Brandweiner said it could lead to more alpha opportunities. Meanwhile, CEO Raphael Arndt said the time has come for a “fresh leader” to steer the fund as he prepares to close out a close to two-decade tenure with the $255 billion investor.

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TPA: Unlocking alpha through enhanced liquidity management

Stronger liquidity management through a total portfolio approach (TPA) can do more than manage real-time risk exposures – it can also help generate alpha, according to panellists at the Fiduciary Investors Symposium at Harvard University. 

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AI is “the most consequential megatrend” for infrastructure investors with opportunities not only around data centres, but also energy and fibre networks by extension. But despite the bullishness, some asset owners are wondering when – or if – AI will deliver a miraculous productivity gain and benefit the underlying infrastructure.

European capital markets reform could unlock trillions in investment

Co-president of Apollo's asset management arm, John Zito, said reforms to European capital markets could unlock trillions of dollars worth of investment opportunities as investors seek alternatives to the US market, and Germany and France are key to leading the region's growth narrative.

SWIB: It’s ‘harder for companies to live in public markets’

Public markets aren’t functioning as well as they used to, and more and more asset owners are loading up on private assets in a bid to maintain their returns. But private market managers need to realise that their investors want a true partnership, or risk “a washing out”.

Why MFS president is concerned about ‘long-term washing’

Carol Geremia, president of the Boston-headquartered MFS Investment Management, said “long-term washing" has become one of her biggest worries, with everyone claiming to be a long-term investor while failing to align their investment practices with that goal.  

Why adaptation alone won’t solve the climate change conundrum

Is a narrowly defined transition likely to fail? The Thinking Ahead Institute’s climate transition working group has been exploring this thesis, writes the Institute’s co-founder Tim Hodgson.

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