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Reflections on a media mentor
Veteran Australian journalist, publisher and entrepreneur Greg Bright died today aged 70. Among his huge contributions, he was a founder of Conexus Financial, publisher of Top1000funds.com. Amanda White reflects on two decades of collaboration with the respected journalist who gave so much to the industry.
Past returns: don’t even guide the past
The Thinking Ahead Institute’s Tim Hodgson argues that past returns were over-stated, and future returns will be lower. More accurately, total value created will need to increase for shareholders to retain the same amount of value as previously.
Appeal of cash will suck money from other asset classes in coming years
Cash is now a viable investment option for the first time in many years, and its appeal will draw money from other asset classes leading to poor performance both in financial assets and the real economy, according to Greg Jensen, co-chief investment officer at global investment management firm Bridgewater Associates.
Anthony Tockar: Data ethics and the AI arms race
I chat with Anthony, Director at Verge Labs, on the open-source revolution, how we should frame the conversation around ethics and potentially optimistic viewpoint as artificial intelligence evolves. Nothing on this podcast is to be considered investme
Illinois’s innovative first
Illinois State Treasury is planning a new $700 million allocation to student loans in the first investment of its kind for any US state treasury. The $32 billion state treasury has never been scared to innovate.
Asset owners take charge on fees
New models that better align interests and a commitment to ‘fee principles’ are among the ways investors are getting more value for the expense. Even smaller funds are getting into the act.
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.
If you want to improve the environment, invest in companies that are improving
Charles E.F. Millard, the former Director of the U.S. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp, says the real difference to the environment will come with companies that improve how well they perform. Investors should be looking at those.
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