In this episode, Amanda White, director of institutional content, Conexus Financial, chats with Andre Snellen, chair of the Pensioenfonds Detailhandel in the Netherlands about what Australia can learn from other systems around the world.
The twin forces rewriting the rules of investing
Portfolios built for the old world will be severely tested as emerging forces rewrite the rules of investing. The Fiduciary Investors Symposium heard that geopolitical and macroeconomic upheaval, together with the disruption wrought by AI, should force asset owners to rethink the structure and composition of portfolios.
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US plays catch-up, institutions applaud “say on pay” reforms
Institutional investors in the US, including the largest pension fund in the country, CalPERS, have applauded the introduction of the Shareholder Bill of Rights which includes reform to allow long-term investors to nominate their own director candidates on the management proxy card. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
A Simple Theory of the Financial Crisis; or, Why Fischer Black Still Matters
In this month’s Financial Analysts Journal, Tyler Cowen professor of economics at George Mason University, Virginia makes sense of the current financial crisis by drawing on some of Fischer Black’s ideas. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Arizona expands allocation ranges, freezes private investments
The $27 billion Arizona State Retirement System has extended its asset allocation ranges and postponed the approval of new commitments to private market investments until the end of June, unless an overriding investment opportunity exception exists. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Bps speak: the real value in internal management
A 10 per cent increase in internal investment management results in a 4.2 basis points increase in net value added to a pension fund’s bottom line, according to analysis of the CEM Benchmarking database, which has data on more than 380 global pension funds from 1991 to 2007. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
CIC creates new investment teams, scouts opportunities offshore
As global markets nosedived and its initial investments soured, the China Investment Corporation (CIC) took the opportunity to reorganise its investment operations and focus on less risky investments at home and in Asia. Simon Mumme reports. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Where the growth is: mandate trends in 2009
As a recent survey by US management consultant Casey Quirk showed, for investment management, 2009 is all about beta. Director of research, Ben Phillips, spoke to Kristen Paech about mandates that pension funds are investigating, and the role alpha may play. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
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