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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Missouri PSRS/PEERS develops cost cutting private markets strategy

As Missouri PSRS/PEERS builds its 40 per cent allocation to private markets, CIO Craig Husting is slashing fees with a large private equity co-investment programme and an in-house direct credit lending allocation.

Asset owners push for better data in private markets

Investors discuss the role of private assets helping drive the transition and the data gathering process in private markets

Lessons in LDI: It can’t be managed on autopilot

Chaos in the UK gilt market has put LDI strategies under unprecedented pressure. Pension funds need to re-evaluate their hedging levels before the BofE removes support.

Kotkin: China bears may have been right about Western resilience

ESG-focussed investors are having a hard time justifying their China exposure to boards. They will need to develop new narratives if they want to stay in the China game, argues historian Stephen Kotkin.

Lack of outcomes shows organisations don’t value racial equity

The disparity between asset owners’ pronouncements on racial equity, and the extremely low number of diverse managers, shows diversity has yet to be embraced.

Behind HOOPP’s stellar results and its biggest risks

As HOOPP chief investment officer Michael Wissell celebrates one year in the job, Amanda White spoke to him about the sources of return for the fund’s excellent performance, its world-leading funded status, the evolution of the investment allocations and the fund’s biggest risks.

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