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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CDPQ’s infrastructure portfolio forges ahead with bet on Middle East growth
CDPQ’s large and growing infrastructure portfolio deliberately hunts large, direct investments in new geographies where returns come from generating growth in the underlying companies. Top1000funds.com talks to Emmanuel Jaclot, executive vice-president, and head of infrastructure in an interview from CDPQ’s Montreal headquarters.
Temasek drops exposure to China on pandemic and property headwinds
Singapore's Temasek pares back on China in favour of local assets as pandemic restrictions bite. Temasek has been investing in China for 20 years and for the last decade it has been its best performing market, but CIO Rohit Sipahimalani thinks China may face challenges achieving its 2022 growth target.
Climate change means change
Current strategies to address climate change have been helpful in triggering innovations and greater awareness of the challenge but the truth is emissions continue to rise. Marissa Hall outlines meaningful change asset owners can make to tackle the issues.
San Bernardino tilts to US equity; informed rebalancing reaps rewards
San Bernardino County Employees’ Retirement Association, SBCERA, plans to increase its exposure to US equity in preparation for de-globalization trends. Sarah Rundell talks to CIO, Donald Pierce about asset allocation and the fund’s ‘informed rebalancing’ program.
Africa’s SWFs pledge to work together
Africa’s sovereign wealth funds demonstrate a growing sophistication as they seek to conform to international governance practices and pledge to boost co-operation and co-investment across the continent and around the world.
KLP applies legal expertise to responsible investment
Last June, Norway’s KLP excluded 18 companies due to links with Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. A few months later, Kiran Aziz, took the helm as the head of RI stepping into a contentious ESG debate that captures the divide between US and European shareholders.
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