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.
Amara Haqqani: Super in 2020 – Copernicus, Warren Buffet’s swimming naked, and pitchforks in the street
CPP, NBIM CEOs swap notes on leading through teams, not bureaucracy
In a high-level exchange between two of the world's largest and most sophisticated asset owners, CPP Investments’ chief executive John Graham shared a leadership lesson with Norges Bank Investment Management chief executive Nicolai Tangen: having an aligned senior team is one of the most critical things a leader can build. The two funds, which are consistently leaders in transparency, also exchanged playbooks on managing bureaucracy at large organisations.
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Robeco signals unchartered territory ahead as sustainability takes off
Robeco's Victor Verberk opens Sustainability in Practice urged investors to invest at the frontier and push boundaries
Florida SBA on the benefits of fixed income despite rising rates
In a recent board meeting, Florida SBA's deputy CIO Alison Romano discusses the importance of fixed income despite rising interest rates impacting the asset class's ability to offer protection in a downturn.
CEPB gets tough on climate lobbying
Climate lobbying by powerful trade associations is delaying and diluting the impact of net zero policies and running counter to the effort policy makers, companies and investors are making to reduce their emissions, says Clare Richards, senior engagement manager in the investments team at the £4.3 billion Church of England Pensions Board where she has
PPF’s Kenneth warns PE investors face tougher times ahead
The CIO of the United Kingdom's Pension Protection Fund warns that traditional private equity models are no longer going to reap the same return. It's led the fund to explore opportunities in the European mid-market.
Responsible investing disclosures more transparent
The increased adoption of RI principles was clearly visible in this second iteration of the Global Pension Transparency Benchmark. Scores within the RI factor saw the largest year-over-year increase with the average score across all funds increasing by 6.9, so where were these increased scores most evident?
Funds need to evolve governance disclosures
While funds around the world do a good job of disclosing governance frameworks related to financial and investment risks, as revealed in the GPTB, but what is best practice for communicating governance around addressing large, one-off events such as the impact of COVID or war?
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