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The transformative technologies set to shake up financial services
Technologies that have decimated and transformed the retail and manufacturing sectors are finally ‘knocking at the doors’ of the services sector, and institutional investors need to build a higher level of technology education among in-house sector specialists to stay ahead of the curve, argues Taimur Hyat, chief operating officer at PGIM, the investment management business of Prudential based in New Jersey.
Suspend securities lending: Watson Wyatt
Asset consultant Watson Wyatt has recommended that its global clients suspend their securities lending programmes if they have any doubt about their arrangements with lending agents.
New Jersey hunts for consultants
The New Jersey Investment Council, which manages the state pension funds, is looking for a general investment consultant and consultant for three specialist investment classes.
Professional development key for future
As the investment industry continues to experience accelerating change and disruption, what will the effect be on investment roles and required skills? In the first of a series of articles exploring the CFA Institute’s Investment Professional of the Future report which gives roadmaps for investment professionals and organizations.
CCS technology needs most institutional investment in climate battle
For Myles Allen, Professor of Geosystem Science at Oxford University’s School of Geography and the Environment, and Head of the Climate Dynamics Group in the university’s Physics Department, the most important climate change investment institutional investors can make in coming years is in technology around Carbon Capture and Storage, CCS. Speaking at the Fiduciary Investors
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SWIB talks active equity as a Best Ideas portfolio takes off
Susan Schmidt, head of public equities at SWIB, talks about the fund’s new Best Ideas portfolio. Despite technology’s reach and market efficiencies, there is still ample room for a fundamental approach where human skill and a unique investment culture find mispriced opportunities.
Telstra Super managers offer key insight
When Telstra Super noticed a mismatch between global uncertainty and a key volatility index, external managers provided insights that led to good decisions and strengthened partnerships.
Impact: ‘Losing the plot’ or better long-term returns?
Giant Dutch pension provider, PGGM, has been a leader in embracing 3D portfolios shaped around risk, return and impact. Top1000funds.com talks to Piet Klop the new head of responsible investment about the journey so far and what is next in linking the portfolio to positive real-world outcomes.
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