FIS Cambridge gallery day three
Images from the Fiduciary Investors Symposium, Cambridge 2019, day three
At a glance: FIS Cambridge day three
An overwhelming number of delegates at the Fiduciary Investors Symposium said the funds management industry was not doing well in innovationMartin Gilbert, who started Aberdeen Standard Investments in 1983 and is now chair, said industry participants needed to innovate and disrupt themselves.
Different ways to navigate risk
Institutional investors are navigating the different risks that can impact their portfolios in different ways, explained chief risk offers speaking at the Fiduciary Investors Symposium in Cambridge. Arjen Pasma, chief risk officer at Dutch asset manager PGGM noted how risks span investment risk, counterparty risk, liquidity risk and ESG risk. Measuring ESG risk in the manager’s large allocation to private markets where each deal is scored on ESG and climate risk is particularly important, he said.
How to build innovation
Innovation is more important than ever given the uncertain and ambiguous times that lie ahead for institutional investors like climate change, political dysfunction and poor returns. “Returns can only come from an ecosystem that works and we need innovation to do this,” said Roger Urwin, global head of investment content, Willis Towers Watson speaking at the Fiduciary Investors Symposium at Cambridge University.
FIS Cambridge gallery day two
Images from the Fiduciary Investors Symposium, Cambridge 2019, day two
At a glance: FIS Cambridge day two
Delegates at the Fiduciary Investors Symposium heard about the risks and opportunities in an ever-changing environment, and were urged to consider that the next 30 years will be very different to the past 30.
