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.
Rest Super’s selective approach to PE pays off as program comes of age
A concentrated bet on fewer, better GP relationships is paying off for one of Australia's largest superannuation funds. Built on selective manager and deal selection rather than a broad roster, the A$112 billion ($78 billion) Rest Super delivered private equity returns more than double the peer average last financial year, as the fund proactively courts top-tier PE firms instead of waiting to be approached.
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What it means if ‘DNA is not destiny’
Geneticist David Sinclair says aging is a disease and it is preventable and treatable. He told the Fiduciary Investors Symposium that research demonstrates we can slow down or even reverse the aging process. It sounds like good news, but the consequences for society and the investment community are profound.
FIS Harvard 2025: Photo gallery
Explore our photo gallery from FIS Harvard, May 19-21, 2025.
Investors reflect on whether active managers can escape the Magnificent 7
Active managers has been under stress for several years due to lukewarm performance commonly attributed to the rise and rise of large cap technology stocks and passive investing. However, investors at the Top1000funds.com Fiduciary Investors Symposium concluded that the root cause of that stress might be more complicated.
Path to net zero requires honest dialogue about sustainable investing
Leading institutional investors at the Fiduciary Investors Symposium at Harvard said the industry could benefit from having a franker conversation about sustainable investments, both in terms of what climate goals are achievable on the path to net zero and what is behind the pushback on ESG funds.
CPPIB spots accelerating change, alpha opportunities in healthcare
Technology is reshaping the healthcare sector, creating opportunities that investors “never imagined” as companies apply robotics and AI to new and established treatments.
TPA: Unlocking alpha through enhanced liquidity management
Stronger liquidity management through a total portfolio approach (TPA) can do more than manage real-time risk exposures – it can also help generate alpha, according to panellists at the Fiduciary Investors Symposium at Harvard University.
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