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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Derivatives cut both ways … even in experienced hands
There is still a degree of bad taste in the mouths of trustees when it comes to the use of derivatives in pension fund management, but some funds that have embraced the investment tools, such as HOOPP in Canada, are now reaping the benefits. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
European challenges inflate allocation concerns
Investors’ increasing expectation of inflation risk in Europe, coupled with monetary policy implementation challenges at the European Central Bank, is an argument for a greater allocation to strategies that perform well in inflationary markets, according to a research note by AQR Capital Management.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Securities body ramps up risk surveillance
Securities watchdog, the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), has revamped its structure to better identify market risks and develop regulatory standards for capital markets.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Should I Stay or Should I Go?
A discussion paper by APG’s Roderick Molenaar, and Tilburg University’s Kim Peijnenburg and Eduard Ponds, looks at whether a low funding ratio of a pension fund can creative incentives for individuals to leave this fund. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Allocating assets in climates of extreme risk
This research by MSCI provides “material extensions” of the standard stress testing methodology of portfolios. It provides a quantitative method to modify asset allocation weights in a stress scenario, and a new paradigm for translating extreme events into asset class scenarios. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Socially Responsible Investing and Expecting Stock Returns
At the Q Group Spring seminar, this paper by Sudheer Chava, College of Management, Georgia Institute of Technology finds that investors demand significantly higher expected returns on stocks excluded by enviornmental screens widely used by socially responsible investors, compared to firms without environmental concerns.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
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