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.
Finland’s Elo: Larger equity allocations promise new media scrutiny
As Finland's pension funds prepare to increase their equity allocations to unprecedented levels compared to global peers, they must also navigate a new and unfamiliar risk. Elo's chief investment officer Jonna Ryhänen explains the fund's investment approach going forward and how it will manage stakeholder and media scrutiny as they react to swinging volatility and returns.
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GIC: Building balanced portfolios for the long run
Navigating the two challenges of heightened macro uncertainty and an increased allocation to private assets could require a fundamental evolution of the asset-allocation process, argue Grace Qiu Tiantian and Ding Li from Singapore’s GIC in a paper written with MSCI’s Peter Shepard entitled Building Balanced Portfolios for the Long Run.
PGGM’s quest for cultural change
The world is changing so rapidly, traditional five-year investment plans are increasingly difficult to implement. Asset owners, head-down and concentrating on just the next five-years, risk “opening the curtains” to find the world around them has moved on much faster than they realised, said Geraldine Leegwater, CIO, PGGM.
CalPERS board reflects on liquidity and leverage; higher delegation limits
The investment team at CalPERS asks the investment committee for an increase in staff delegation limits for private assets to help meet the new SAA to private markets, and the board reflects on the liquidity and leverage program in place.
Why Germany’s economy is hardest hit by the energy crisis
The former head of Shell explains why the German economy will feel the brunt of the European energy crisis, and argues that nuclear power is the best route to Europe's energy security and net zero ambitions.
Pooling benefits show at Border to Coast in path to investment excellence
As Border to Coast approaches its 5th birthday chief executive Rachel Elwell reflects on the achievement of building a sustainable organisation, what investment capabilities are still to develop and the priorities for the underlying partner funds.
Why active investment is a zero sum game
Asset owners are increasingly under pressure to find alpha via active management because of declines in beta. Drawing on his research into active strategies at Norway’s Government Pension Fund Global, Maastricht University's Rob Bauer argues active doesn't pay.
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