Santander focuses on rewarded risk
Santander pension fund head, Antony Barker, says there’s a “curiously limited” appetite for change and innovation in the sector, with behaviour limited by consultant and manager vested interests.
AIMCo’s evolving hedge fund strategy
AIMCo combines an internally run portable alpha strategy – with a global alpha pool allocated across beta exposures – with a portfolio of high-conviction specialised external hedge funds.
A look into the future of investing
The future of investing is in the creation of new wealth, not recycling claims on old wealth, according to the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on the Future of Investing.
Ignorance isn’t bliss
In an increasingly complex and inter-connected world, a broader perspective on risk is essential in helping investors navigate an uncertain future, writes Phil Edwards.
UTC benefits from LDI, portable alpha
UTC pension fund is reaping the benefits of diversity and risk management introduced to the portfolio 10 years ago, including sophisticated LDI, risk parity and portable alpha strategies.
Long horizon investors ‘a crazy bunch’
Asset owners should allocate capital where it is productive, which implies knowing where value is created in the real world. Jaap van Dam contemplates what it means to be a long-horizon investor.
