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
What comes next for US-China relations
Investors should expect more friction between Washington and Beijing over technology and Taiwan in the years ahead, according to Jake Sullivan, former national security advisor to Vice President Biden during the Obama administration. Meanwhile, the rise of middle powers is a geopolitical theme to watch.
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Major asset allocation review for $15b Thai fund
The $15 billion Thai Government Pension Fund is looking at a major asset allocation shift, having ridden out the financial crisis with a massive and fortuitous overweighting to bonds. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
GMO says QE2 set to hit shoals
On the eve of an anticipated second round of quantitative easing – QE2 – a number of commentators, including GMO’s Jeremy Grantham, have criticised Fed’s policy as a large net negative to the production of a healthy, stable economy. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
A 22-year love affair transforms KIC
Everyone asks Scott Kalb, the chief investment officer for the $37 billion Korean Investment Corporation, how he got the job. Scott, as his name suggests, is not Korean. Well, it’s a long story.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
GIC adopts dynamic asset allocation
The Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) has made changes to its investment policy introducing a ‘facility for medium-term strategy with regard to asset allocation’, as its allocation to developed market equities increase from 28 to 41 per cent in the past financial year.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Five big issues for all pension funds
The academic world has not really been attracted to the pension fund world as a field of study. Most academic research, by a wide margin, usually goes into the workings of the capital markets rather than the workings of the pension fund participants in those markets.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Hedging pays off for Future Fund
The Australian Future Fund’s policy of hedging its foreign currency exposures so that 80 per cent of the portfolio is held in Australian dollars has resulted in large inflows due to the AUD’s recent appreciation. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
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