Amara Haqqani: Super in 2020 – Copernicus, Warren Buffet’s swimming naked, and pitchforks in the street

In this episode, Alex Proimos, head of domestic content, Conexus Financial, chats with Amara Haqqani, director, insights and strategy at Milliman, about grassroots conversations about stopping the super guarantee, the industry’s Copernican moment of kicking product to the kerb, and what the real black swan event has been for super during the Coronavirus crisis.

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The Austin advantage: Texas Teachers talks optimism, innovation and growth

The Austin advantage: Texas Teachers talks optimism, innovation and growth

Jase Auby, TRS's celebrated CIO, explains why TPA doesn't fit with its culture; why community push back on data centres could turn out to be an investor advantage, and argues the case for continuing to invest in fossil fuels. Top1000funds.com sat down with the CIO in his Austin office for an all-encompassing conversation.

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Muslim consumers a large, young market neglected by the West

Muslim consumers comprise a young and enormous population, and there is a growing opportunity for startups that cater to their needs, argues one of Asia’s most impressive venture capitalists, Thomas Tsao.

HOOPP eyes bonds as source of incredible return once again

Given current levels in real interest rates, real return bonds (namely Canadian government bonds and US Tips) represent an 'incredible' return compared to the underlying risk, Canada's HOOPP plans to build on its exposure.

Dramatic market changes demand forward-looking risk measures: GIC, MSCI

A future of rising uncertainty demands investors fundamentally re-think the way they assess risk when building resilient portfolios, argued a panel of experts from MSCI and Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC.

Improved returns ahead as market faces ‘evolution, not revolution’

Markets are facing an “evolution, not a revolution,” and asset returns are likely to improve over the next ten years, despite a range of challenges facing global markets.

SVB collapse reminds us long-term investors, too, can panic – but don’t

"A long-term investor sells when it wants to, not because it has to." This is an especially clear and succinct definition of long-term investing. Long-term investing is about how the institution behaves, not a fixed time period.

Supply chains are an unprecedented disincentive for great power conflict

It is inaccurate to refer to rising US-China tension as a “new Cold War,” according to a former permanent secretary of Singapore’s Foreign Ministry, as both countries are “vital and irreplaceable components of a single system” with supply chains that are unprecedented in their density, complexity and scope.

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