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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CII wants SEC to keep up legal fight
The Council of Institutional Investors has called for the Securities and Exchange Commission to pursue a re-hearing of a controversial proxy access rule that would have bolstered shareholder rights but was recently defeated in a legal challenge.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Investors look at private equity despite bumpy ride on public markets
Despite European public equity markets tumbling, private equity is yet to experience the sharp downturn it suffered in the last financial crisis, with investors still showing interest in the strongly performing asset, said independent alternative assets research firm Preqin.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Risk-averse investors widen search for safe havens
While a flight to quality characterised the response of investors to the previous financial crisis, the latest figures on capital flows reveal that the new risk-off landscape could involve a wider search for safe havens, following the recent market tumble.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Integrating ESG into the investment process
This MSCI paper provides a framework for integrating ESG considerations into the investment process of mainstream institutional asset managers. In particular, it introduces a portfolio analytical framework that aims to measure how well ESG factors are integrated across the entire portfolio and that can be used to set quantifiable objectives for improvement. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content
DB dose needed to purge DC parasites
This month Australia celebrated 20 years of its compulsory superannuation guarantee system. Observing the past two decades, “entrepreneurial academic” Jack Gray has some advice for those rebooting their system, and it’s not defined contribution. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
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