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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Is China’s growing influence a threat or opportunity?
This workshop looked at how to navigate a worsening geopolitical situation and what it means for economic growth.
What economic transparency means to sovereign investments
A lack of transparency and sound data remain huge challenges in many emerging markets. The panel discussed the link between governance principles, asset prices, trust in government and investment volatility and what investors can do about it.
Finding growth in emerging markets
This session argued that investors should look to companies with strong secular growth to find alpha in emerging markets.
Technological innovation – the (investment) world reimagined
What technological tools are investors using in a remote environment including more innovative ways to do due diligence? What behaviours and processes have changed because of COVID and lockdown?
Investor case study: Using AI in investments
Wei Xie explained the OPTrust focus on two subdomains of machine learning - reinforcement learning and uncertainty modelling - and how they can be used together.
Investing in the innovation economy
This session examined the venture capital landscape and how it has changed due to the pandemic.




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