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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Where future leaders will focus
The investment industry will need a new kind of leader with a new set of skills to serve the interests of younger generations and create value for society as a whole.
ESG industry needs better social skills
Human rights advocate Kerry Kennedy says ESG frameworks are not providing investors with enough reliable data about human rights and other social issues to allow accurate assessment of risks.
Asset owners must flex muscle: panel
Representatives from CalPERS and Cbus Super joined academics in challenging large investors to do more for sustainable finance and outlining some practical ways to achieve this goal.
GPIF, AP2 go granular on ESG integration
GPIF’s Hiro Mizuno and AP2’s Eva Halvarsson stressed the importance of combating short-termism at every level of the investment chain and throughout the organisation, to forge sustainability.
The value of corporate engagement
Positive corporate engagements increase return on investment but also help improve communication, learning and organisational politics, two studies the PRI commissioned have found.
PRI signatories challenged to act now
Mission 2020 convenor Christiana Figueres challenged PRI signatories to invest 1 per cent of assets in clean technology and renewable energy by 2020, saying the world is nearly out of time.
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