Nick Wade from Northfield and the Curious Quant discuss the impact of COVID on risk modeling frameworks, assumptions, and how the recent movements in asset markets may or may not impact the short and long-term assumptions of asset owners.
COVID Popup Podcast: Curious Quant and Nick Wade discuss if risk models have something to say about pandemic risk.
WTW’s Urwin defends TPA value-add as attribution scrutiny intensifies
Roger Urwin, one of the industry’s most well-known proponents of TPA, has defended it against the growing scepticism of its reported performance edge over SAA, saying “TPA is a system” and any performance attribution is difficult to isolate from the broader context each fund operates in. In an interview with Top1000funds.com, he also weighs in on whether some funds are inherently unsuitable for implementing TPA.
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Why Lothian is ready to lead on LGPS pooling – if it comes to Scotland
Scotland's Lothian Pension Fund's celebrated inhouse management affords active management at the price of passive and the ability to shape specific mandates with managers. It also positions the fund to lead on pooling - if pooling comes to Scotland's LGPS funds.
Stephen Kotkin on regional conflicts, and the one war investors can’t price
Stanford University’s Stephen Kotkin provides an insider’s view on the conflict in Iran, and explains why a US-China war remains the ultimate unpriceable risk event for investors. The celebrated geopolitical expert sat down with Conexus Financial’s Colin Tate at his office inside Hoover Tower.
Blue Owl’s James Clarke on navigating private credit’s first real cycle
Published in partnership with Blue Owl Capital. In this conversation, Top1000funds.com editor Amanda White spoke to Clarke about the credit cycle, the evolution of private credit, data centre financing, and what institutional investors should expect from their managers.
Why pensions have become a beacon of female leadership in finance
On International Women's Day, Top1000funds.com celebrates the women leading some of the biggest pension funds and the purpose, long-termism and passion for learning that drives them.
Sweden’s FTN focuses on fees and returns in latest procurement
Lower management fees and higher returns defined the latest selection process at the Swedish Fund Selection Agency in its latest awarding of active global equity mandates to 12 managers, its largest and most ambitious €20 billion ($23 billion) procurement so far.
Infrastructure at the heart of Canada-Australia pension fund pact
A group of major Canadian pension funds, including the Maple 8, has entered a high-powered memorandum of understanding with top Australian superannuation funds to lobby for policy changes that would help fast-track investments. Brokered by IFM Investors, enabling infrastructure investments in both nations will be a significant focus.
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