As concerns in private credit mount, Colorado PERA CIO and COO Amy McGarrity says the pension fund isn’t seeing any strains in its growing allocation to the asset class, arguing that long-term investors are shielded from the risks because they can lock up their capital to weather market cycles.
Kevin Warsh’s strong views on economic governance, and his precocious nature, will hold him in good stead as he takes the reins of the US Federal Reserve. For investors, his views on the conflating of monetary and fiscal policy are key considerations to watch.
The methods central banks use to predict inflation are breaking down, and world governments will need to look beyond monetary policy and incorporate fiscal and climate policy levers to balance fragile economies, according to renowned economics professor Warwick McKibbin.
Bridgewater Associates, the world’s largest hedge fund, has identified a $27 trillion hole in global corporate income from the outbreak of the pandemic, that will be filled "unevenly".
Coordinated fiscal and monetary policy threatens central bank independence and raises the odds that fiscal policy will be overused, igniting inflation. And investors will have a window of opportunity to pick up select real estate and infrastructure investments at recessionary prices.
Bob Prince, co-chief investment officer of Bridgewater, says that institutional investors should consider diversification in the context of different economic exposures which could manifest in splitting portfolio allocations to the east and west. He advocates looking at diversification through the lens of macroeconomic conditions and cashflows related to the differences in economic regimes around the world.
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