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
TPA: Built on essentials, shaped by levers
As asset owners grapple with the appropriateness of a total portfolio approach for their fund, new ICPM research has outlined building blocks to be considered in the process including some essential “enablers”, like governance structures, and optional “levers”, like incentive architecture. ICPM managing director Adrian Trollor unpacks the framework.
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Scots dig deep in lobby to house Green Bank
An alliance of Scotland’s finance sector, power and renewable energy firms and universities is backing a campaign being taken to Westminster, to lobby ministers on Edinburgh being the ideal home for the Green Investment Bank being set up by the UK government.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Bridging the gap between public and private pensions
The United States private sector retirement system could adopt some particular elements of the public sector retirement system to bring the differences between the two back into balance, according to NASRA research director, Keith Brainard.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Harvard uses ETFs for geographical tilts
The Harvard Management Company is actively using ETF’s for geographical tilts, with exposure to China and Brazil through iShares investments its two largest holdings at the end of December 2010.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Fama and French tackle global universe
In new research Ken French and Eugene Fama are expanding their famed “size, value and momentum” work on the US market to an international data sample.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Event-driven strategies attract the spotlight
News this week that the world’s largest hedge fund manager, Man Group, is to take full ownership of Ore Hill Partners Capital Management highlights the under-researched area of event-driven hedge funds.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3




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