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
The Austin advantage: Texas Teachers talks optimism, innovation and growth
Jase Auby, TRS's celebrated CIO, explains why TPA doesn't fit with its culture; why community push back on data centres could turn out to be an investor advantage, and argues the case for continuing to invest in fossil fuels. Top1000funds.com sat down with the CIO in his Austin office for an all-encompassing conversation.
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Finnish pension fund manages market volatility
The $46.17-billion Finnish pension fund Varma has maintained positive returns for the first half of this year and maintained mandated solvency levels, despite facing a steep market downturn both at home and abroad.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Is Bigger Better?
This updated version of the paper by the Rotman School, shows substantial positive scale economies in pension funds, with the largest plans outperforming smaller ones by 43-50 basis points per year. Between a third and one half of these gains arise from cost savings related to internal management, where costs are at least three times
PRI signatories report improved ESG integration
Signatories to the UN-backed Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) have improved the transparency of their reporting, ESG integration and active management, an annual survey reveals.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Investment decision-makers at world’s largest funds to gather in Beijing
Dr Fan Gang, a member of the Chinese Government’s monetary policy committee, Professor Lasse Pedersen, member of the liquidity working group at the Reserve Bank, and Harvey Toor, chief risk officer of the Abu Dhabi Investment Council, are among the keynote presenters at conexust1f.flywheelstaging.com's inaugural symposium exclusively for investors. To access the program click here
Passive management doesn’t add up for mathematical investor
Investors in a low returns environment may be looking to lower their risk and costs through passive investing, but self-described mathematical investor, INTECH Investment Management, has steadfastly argued that the case for passive management doesn’t add up.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
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