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
COAERS finds rich pickings in PE secondaries; warns of retail risk
The exit drought and extended holding periods in private equity is causing mounting pain for many LPs. But for Austin-based COAERS, it is providing ample market to pick up bargains in the secondary market. Sarah Rundell spoke to CIO David Kushner.
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Railpen urges all investors to elevate cyber security
The growing threat of cyberattacks at portfolio companies - from the growth in AI, IT skill shortages and geopolitics - is viewed as a key risk at the £34 billion Railpen. The investor outlines how other asset owners and managers can engage on the issue.
AIMCo sheds more costs with NYC, Singapore offices the latest casualties
The C$169 billion Alberta Investment Management Corporation has shut its Singapore and New York offices and sacked high-profile investment staff as part of a “strategic re-alignment of resources” under the leadership of former Canadian prime minister and now chair of AIMCo Stephen Harper.
AP funds reform: Expanded opportunity in private equity
Much anticipated reform of Sweden's five buffer funds will liquidate AP1, dividing assets between AP3 and AP4. Private equity specialist AP6 will also merge with AP2, expanding the opportunity for the private equity investor and securing the future of the specialist team.
ML forecasts trump analyst coverage over long horizons: Research
Machine learning forecasts of corporate earnings outperform analyst forecasts, by revealing new information, economically important predictors and capturing non-linear relationships. Investors can use ML models as a less-biased forecast and a decision-making tool for when there is a vacuum of analyst coverage, an award-winning research paper has found.
US, Australia the fastest growers as global pension assets hit $59 trillion
US and Australia have the fastest growth in pension assets among the world’s seven largest markets, as defined contribution-dominated countries helped push global pension assets to $58.5 trillion by the end of 2024.
Federal Thrift integrates new ex-China index; inspires others
The $946.9 billion Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (FRTIB) has integrated a new index that excludes China and Hong Kong in its I Fund. The strategy has now inspired leaders of US state pensions to exclude China too.
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