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.
Why traditional investment committees can amplify group biases
Investment committee meetings, a governance cornerstone at every asset owner organisation, run the risk of amplifying group biases and social dynamics, and can push the IC towards recommending more extreme investment positions collectively than the average of their individual views. Bernhard Scherer, head of portfolio implementation at ADIA, unpacks the thesis in a new paper.
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Wrangles about ESG herald a time to step up on sustainable investing, not an excuse to give up argues Roger Urwin.
PGB talks private equity fees as Dutch funds feel the squeeze
Dutch funds are feeling the squeeze of private equity fees, especially as beneficiaries face a cost of living crisis. Pensioenfonds PGB spends less on fees than others but CEO Harold Clijsen questions the options open to investors.
Relaxing summer set to chill for net-zero aligned C-suites
IPR’s Julian Poulter takes a sobering look at the inevitability that net zero is somewhere between very unlikely and impossible. net-zero aligned CIOs he suggests a new focus on three areas of impact: clean solution capital, negative emissions technologies and Asia.
Alternative investment: Don’t forget the importance of lagged beta
In a recent webinar hosted by the Journal of Portfolio Management, Mark Anson, CIO and chief executive of the $28 billion Commonfund, reminded alternative investors of the importance of lagging beta, an essential consideration in portfolio construction and risk allocation.
ESG: It’s really quite simple
Fiona Reynolds, long-time CEO of the PRI and now CEO of publishing firm Conexus Financial, responds to the rising denunciation of ESG investing and claims that over-thinking, over-regulation and over-standardisation is complicating what is actually a very simple investment philosophy.
Shift to positive stock-bond correlation could increase risk, reduce return
Investors may have to fundamentally rethink their return and risk expectations with experts arguing there are signs that stock and bond return correlations could turn positive and stay that way for years or even decades.
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