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
CPP, NBIM CEOs swap notes on leading through teams, not bureaucracy
In a high-level exchange between two of the world's largest and most sophisticated asset owners, CPP Investments’ chief executive John Graham shared a leadership lesson with Norges Bank Investment Management chief executive Nicolai Tangen: having an aligned senior team is one of the most critical things a leader can build. The two funds, which are consistently leaders in transparency, also exchanged playbooks on managing bureaucracy at large organisations.
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Climate change dwarfs euro crisis when seen from afar
Someone once told me the reason the Dalai Lama is always smiling, even when he’s talking about war, is that his view of the world, and all its troubles, is like a knowing father watching a child work through the wonderment and challenges of life. It is with this view that institutional investors must face
The optimal portfolio with 10 asset classes
This study explores which asset classes add value to a traditional portfolio of stocks, bonds and cash. The results suggest that real estate, commodities and high yield add most value to the traditional asset mix. To access the paper click below: Strategic Asset Allocation mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Hermes downbeat on 2012 outlook
There isn’t a lot of Christmas cheer when it comes to economic forecasts at Hermes, with the fund manager’s chief economist Neil Williams predicting the current gloom besetting the world economy will not lift in 2012, and may even get worse.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Corporate DB plans overhaul investment and design
Corporate defined benefit pension funds are overhauling their investment strategies and overall plan designs as concerns about market volatility accelerates the push towards better controls on liabilities and risk, a Mercer survey of chief financial officers reveals.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Former SEC head hits out at Dodd-Frank
Former head of the US Securities Exchange Commission, Harvey L Pitt, has one simple piece of advice for investors wondering if, a year after the sweeping Dodd-Frank reforms were enacted, regulation has been adequately strengthened to avoid another financial crisis.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Investors must help form climate agreement
It is now more critical than ever for investors to step up their dialogue with policy makers regarding climate change initiatives, the executive director of the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change, Stephanie Pfeifer, says in the wake of the UN climate change talks in Durban.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
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