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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Serving the servants: politics is hampering national wealth management
Poor communication and differing incentives between politicians and national wealth managers are undermining performance, argues global head of official institutions at BNP Paribas Investment Partners, Gary Smith. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
SRI performance in France
A new EDHEC-Risk Institute publication, “The Performance of Socially Responsible Investment and Sustainable Development in France: an Update after the Financial Crisis”, concludes that SRI should be integrated in a global process combining quantitative and qualitative approaches.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Venture hangs on to long-term pole position
Venture capital has been through probably its worst decade ever as an institutional investor asset class, as private equity – as dominated by buyouts – recovered over the past few quarters from some of the ground lost during the global financial crisis.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
HOOPP ‘healthy’ building to reduce energy by 50 per cent
The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) Realty-owned AeroCentre V opened in Mississauga this week, a cutting edge “healthy” office building with features that include windows that open, and natural light that will help will reduce energy consumption 35-50 per cent.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Dodd-Frank Act will stand or fall on right people
At a Yale-hosted roundtable on the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act, professor of economics, Robert Shiller, said the success of the Act, and the agencies created to study aspects of the market, will depend on appointing the right people, who should be willing to take advice from his fellow economists.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Why the UK needs longevity bonds
David Blake, director of the Pensions Institute at the Cass Business School in London, believes the UK government should issue longevity bonds to help create an efficient capital market for the transfer of longevity risk. But given the government’s reluctance to do so, he says, perhaps the private sector should step up.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1
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