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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ESG culture crucial to integration says innovating funds
Some of responsible investing’s most sophisticated adherents have moved from token aspirations to attempting to imbed environmental, social, governance integration into all their investment decisions. Top1000funds.com talked to Dutch asset manager PGGM and Danish fund ATP, which are both widely regarded as ESG leaders, about how they have integrated ESG into their investment processes.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored
There’s no escaping the fiduciary duty of creating a better world
ESG, and more recently climate change, are now largely accepted in the investment process, and more importantly have passed the fiduciary duty test.
CalPERS steps up ESG drive
After an extensive review and high-level workshop earlier this month the CalPERS’ investment team will seek board approval in December for a total-fund plan to more fully integrate environmental, social and corporate governance principles into all the investment decisions it makes in each of its asset class. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Six US public funds top the class
A study examining funding policy, benefit design, and economic assumptions of six US public funds, which managed to endure the economic turmoil, shows some consistent features that could be emulated for fund persistence.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Managing liquidity and rebalancing constraints
This extension of previous research by Morgan Stanley’s Martin Leibowitz and Anthony Bova provides an analysis of the relationships between rebalancing liquidity, portfolio flows, and diversification into illiquid assets.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Fiscal disunity mires euro as US$ buoys slightly
Conflicting social, political and economic priorities are fighting for dominance in the Eurozone, and managing director and head of currency management at SSgA, Collin Crownover, believes this is affecting the outlook for the currency, while the US dollar, in a relative sense, looks quite positive. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
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