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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Investors demand higher standards at News Corp
Institutional investors in the United States and Australia have called for governance changes at News Corporation in the wake of the scandal surrounding allegations of phone hacking by News of the World journalists.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Bonds buoy funds globally
New Zealand pension funds were the best performing in the OECD last year, with an average of 10.3 per cent, followed by Chile, Finland, Canada and Poland, with 2.7 per cent the average across all countries.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Investors must lobby with one voice, but not if it’s plagiarised
Almost identical letters by two separate investor groups in the US have urged President Obama to act now to avoid the US debt downgrade. Institutional investors should get involved in this crisis, but the lack of collaboration highlights how far the institutional investor community has to go if it is going to be an effective
BlackRock sees reward in risk of fund of funds
While high fees and a lack of transparency have left many investors cool towards fund of hedge funds, BlackRock risk management expert Mark Everitt says the asset class is staging a comeback.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Human rights custom index explained
MSCI has constructed a new index, based on client-specified customised ESG screening criteria, which aims to exclude companies directly implicated in certain serious human rights violations. This paper outlines the index methodology.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
CIC weighs into alternatives
The China Investment Corporation deployed nearly 30 per cent of its cash, or $35.7 billion, in 2010, mostly into private equity, real estate, infrastructure and other direct investments with its alternatives allocation increasing from 6 to 21 per cent in the year.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
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