In this episode, Alex Proimos, head of institutional content at Investment Magazine, chats with Aaron Minney, head of retirement income research at Challenger, about a range of topics including deaccumulation, sequencing risk and income generation in retirement.
CalPERS’ public and private equity reset shapes performance
CalPERS is continuing to reap the benefits of a sweeping overhaul of its public and private equity programs, with the two asset classes, which are the biggest components in the portfolio, powering a 14.8 per cent return for the $637 billion fund in the last reporting period.
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Examining the limits of modern portfolio theory
The definition of what it means to invest is changing, according to Jon Lukomnik and James P. Hawley, which means examining the limitations of the 75-year old legacy of modern portfolio theory.
CIO’s views on risk, cost and external partners revealed in annual survey
The latest annual CIO Sentiment Survey, a collaboration between Top1000funds.com and Casey Quirk, part of Deloitte Consulting, finds asset owners on track to hit return targets as risk on and active strategies reap rewards. Elsewhere, after consecutive years of cutting back on manager and consultant relationships, investors want more partners in 2021.
Letter to the editor
Keith Ambachtsheer responds to an article on the negotiations by CalSTRS' outgoing chief executive, Jack Ehnes, to achieve fully funded status by 2046.
Investment risk for long-term investors
Investors with long investment horizons should be looking at long-term risk in a different way argues Geoff Warren, including scoping out potential future ‘paths’ or states of the world.
Future Fund sceptical on correlations
The Future Fund, Australia’s A$226 billion sovereign wealth fund, has embarked on an ambitious project instigated during the crisis which includes re-examining its investment assumptions, risk tolerance and the way it allocates capital. Amanda White talks to the fund’s new CIO, Sue Brake about where the fund will be allocating in the future including alternatives and active management.
Does ‘ESG’ spell ‘Embellished Shiny Grading’?
Is hyper focus on sustainable investing reminiscent of previous bubbles?




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