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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ABP to submit recovery plan as coverage ratio falls 50%
ABP, the world’s third largest pension fund, faces serious underfunding as a result of the financial crisis and will have to submit a recovery plan to De Nederlandsche Bank by March 31. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Australian Future Fund takes piece of private equity giant
The A$60 billion Australian Future Fund has joined other global investors, taking a stake in one of the world’s largest private equity firms. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
GFC fallout hits funds as AP2 reports losses
Andra AP-fonden, Sweden’s Second Swedish National Pension Fund (AP2) has taken a big hit from the turmoil in global markets, its capital value falling by SEK55.1 billion ($US6.6 billion) in 2008. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Metlife: US Pension Risk Behaviour Index
Defined benefit (“DB”) plans in the U.S. account for $2.3 trillion in assets and cover nearly 42 million plan participants, of whom over 20 million are active employees, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.1 Though shrinking in number, these traditional employee benefit plans remain an important part of the investment and retirement security landscape.
Qatar Investment Authority chief warns banks to open up
The Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) is looking closely at taking stakes in banks across the US, Europe and Asia but its chief executive, prime minister, Sheik Hamad Al-Thani, warns banks to be open if they want to have meaningful relationships with sovereign wealth funds. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Dutch fund stumps up for collateral risk solution
In a sign of the paranoid times, huge Dutch pension administrator Mn Services has installed a collateral management offering, which forms part of a counterparty risk management suite tailored for this environment by Omgeo. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
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