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
COAERS finds rich pickings in PE secondaries; warns of retail risk
The exit drought and extended holding periods in private equity is causing mounting pain for many LPs. But for Austin-based COAERS, it is providing ample market to pick up bargains in the secondary market. Sarah Rundell spoke to CIO David Kushner.
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Spain’s Pensions Caixa 30: A complex world requires systems leadership
Yolanda Blanch, chair of Spain’s largest corporate pension fund Pensions Caixa 30, explains the importance of fostering an atmosphere of collaboration, communication and trust in pension fund management.
APG’s Wuijster reflects on investing more in defence
APG Asset Management, the largest pension fund provider in Europe, considers the arguments for investing more in defence alongside positioning the portfolio for more impact and infrastructure investment.
Afore SURA: Mexico’s pension fund muscles in on the big deals
CIO Andrew Moreno charts the growth of $60 billion SURA Mexico, which sits on 20 limited partner advisory committees and has helped steer government policies. It is opening the door to strategies that would normally be out of reach for Mexican savers, some of whom only have $5000 in savings.
Mercer global CIO flags ‘crisis of confidence’ in US market
The global CIO overseeing Mercer's $600 billion OCIO unit, Hooman Kaveh, has been advising clients to rethink the role of US assets in their portfolios by diversifying currency base and incorporating more active management. Speaking to Top1000funds.com, he warns of a “crisis of confidence” in the world’s largest capital market.
Can we ‘circle’ our way out of this mess?
A circular economy keeps materials circulating in their highest value use. Co-founder of the Thinking Ahead Institute, Tim Hodgson, recently hosted a working group who debated whether it is a necessary – or even possible – component of the climate transition.
Sweden’s FTN scouts for domestic, European small cap managers
Nordic pension giant the Swedish Fund Selection Agency (FTN) is on the hunt for active Swedish and European small cap equity managers in a SEK 46 billion ($4.6 billion) tender. It comes as asset owners revisit small cap strategies as a useful diversification from US mega cap equities.
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