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
New Jersey’s $85 billion fund stockpiles cash, eyes PE secondaries
An underweight position across private markets, predicated on a view that geopolitics and inflation mean interest rates are not coming down any time soon, has positioned the New Jersey Division of Investment with plenty of dry powder and a cash position four times the policy allocation. It is now readying for opportunities in private equity secondaries and with emerging managers. Chief investment officer Shoaib Khan spoke to Top1000funds.com.
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Water risk is real, experts warn
The seven-year drought plaguing the state with the world’s fifth-largest economy highlights supply-chain issues and other concerns that investors need to take seriously.
Ready for the rough switch to low-carbon
Investors said the move away from the carbon economy in response to climate change was definitely coming and would be difficult. They shared some of the ways they’re getting ready.
Investors find low-carbon opportunities
Leading investors are moving forward on climate change by pouring funds into sustainable investments and applying energy-saving strategies to assets already in their portfolios.
Gore still hopeful about climate change
Former US vice-president Al Gore described the worsening effects of climate change but found hope in the efforts of many governments and the increasing prominence of renewables in the economy.
PRI focused on commitment to task
As the 2018 PRI in Person conference begins, the prospect of recovering fossil fuel prices adds urgency to the organisation’s efforts to expand – and to keep current members on task.
Private capital opportunities grow
It’s been said the “public market is quickly becoming a holding pen for massive sleepy corporations”. This has investors taking more late-stage stakes in private companies as perceived risks ebb.
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