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
Silver is the new gold: France’s UMR targets opportunities in ageing economy
French pension organisation UMR has launched a multi-asset thematic program that will target opportunities in Europe’s ageing economy. It’s part of a broader strategy to increase diversification in private markets where it sees secondary markets as an increasingly important tool.
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Inflation and interest rate expectations: Intensifying risk or a temporary spike?
This session examined the proposition that we are in a “lower for longer” environment, explored whether a reflationary environment will prevail, and determined if growth is around the corner.
Investing in new infrastructure
This session examined how the digitalization of economies and the shift to renewable energy offer potential long-term growth opportunities in infrastructure; and how it can play a role in long-term investor portfolios.
Global debt – the impact over the long term
This session examined the growing debt burden, borrowing from the future, and the impact on markets, the economy and asset class returns.
Distressed debt: what now after the recovery?
Is distressed an indicator of public market activities. Given the recovery in markets, what does that mean for the opportunity in distressed? Will we see a divergence in the bond and equity markets? What are the regional differences and where are the opportunities?
Portfolio construction: The growing influence of government spending on cashflows and currency in the new paradigm
This session looked at the biggest risks that asset owners are facing in this environment over the next 2-3 years as a result of the major shifts to near-zero interest rates, coordinated monetary and fiscal policy (MP3), and heightened internal and external conflict.
The financial system after Covid-19: Reinforcing the lower for longer regime or a catalyst for change
This session examined the structural trends in the financial sector that have been either amplified or altered by the COVID crisis.
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