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Pandemic I: The first modern pandemic
In this memo Bill Gates shares his views of how to accelerate global innovation, which is the key to limiting the damage to society and the economy. This includes innovations in testing, treatments, vaccines, and policies to limit the spread while minimizing the damage to economies and well-being.
TPA is in the eye of the beholder
Total portfolio approach is not a method, it’s a mindset, according to University of Toronto finance Professor Redouane Elkamhi. Also a senior advisor to HOOPP, Elkamhi said he would summarise TPA in one sentence: “How to be prepared for different market conditions.”
WSIB edges towards standalone private credit, eyeing best GPs
Unlike many other US institutional investors, Washington State Investment Board has not built out a large private credit allocation. This autumn the board will decide on the size and shape of a standalone allocation in which partnering with top quartile GPs will be essential.
‘Opportunity to lose a lot of money’ in net zero investments
Allocating capital to net zero opportunities doesn’t mean investors are prepared to do charity. In a universe of potential transition solutions, Battcock Professor of Environmental Economics Cameron Hepburn at the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford said investors should look at them with some filters.
Policy framework, private capital key to financing energy transition
Public authorities need to develop regulatory frameworks that create incentives and provide policy support in order to attract long-term private capital for infrastructure needed for the ongoing energy transition, the Fiduciary investors Symposium at Stanford University has heard.
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This session looks at the development of a vaccine for COVID-19 and what cooperation is needed to fight the virus.
North Carolina opens the door to bitcoin but state treasurer remains wary
North Carolina state treasurer Brad Briner tells Top1000funds.com in an interview that bitcoin will need to be less volatile for it to attract state investment, and points to a longer-term worry in digital assets that could have “a profoundly negative implication for our country”.
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.
Private equity: Arizona’s ASRS argues the case for secondaries
The $50 billion Arizona State Retirement System is pushing into private equity secondaries, actively looking to invest in stakes being overloaded by other LPs, in a strategy that will complement its co-investments program and SMA investments with external managers. It’s looking for opportunities across the US and Europe.
FIS Digital – June 2020