In this episode, Alex Proimos, head of domestic content, Conexus Financial, chats with David Bell, executive director of the Conexus Institute, about a range of topics including governance models, market timing, heatmaps and early access.
What a brief encounter with Elon Musk taught me about the limits of capitalism
In 2013, on the sidelines of the Milken Conference at the Beverly Hilton, my friend and then-colleague Sean Scallan and I found ourselves in a seven-minute private conversation with Elon Musk. He was not yet the figure he is today. Tesla was struggling. SpaceX had launched but not yet proven itself. The idea of humans
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Investors need to face up to commodity realities in the energy transition
Commodities are at the heart of the energy transition, impacting both the coming structural decline of fossil fuels and the demand for the new economy critical materials. But the reality is that many investors are reluctant to talk openly about commodities because of the negative perceptions of the sector.
How Ireland’s ISIF is helping crowd-in transition finance
The €15 billion ($16.1 billion) Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF) is finding compelling investment opportunities in the energy transition and is successfully drawing in additional investment to finance Ireland’s net zero commitments.
What Dutch pension fund reform means for fixed income and risk allocations
As the Netherlands’ overhaul of its €1.45 trillion ($1.6 trillion) pension sector gathers pace, funds are preparing to change their asset mix and hedging policies.
Private equity angst at Oregon
A stubbornly high exposure, lacklustre M&A deals and exit activity as well as a slowdown in fundraising and deployment and market volatility creating benchmarking havoc have all conspired to cause consternation in the Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund's private equity allocation.
Texas ERS boosts cash allocation as higher rates end era of dead money
Texas ERS has bumped up its allocation to cash to 10 per cent, and revamped its global equities around a core fund with an overweight to AI and other Magic Seven themes, drug manufacturers and aerospace. Another key development in equities includes reducing the number of stocks by half.
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