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.
NZ Super cuts benchmark return expectation on US valuation concerns
A view that the US stock market is overvalued and equity risk premia will be lower over the long term has driven New Zealand Super to lower the return expectations for its reference portfolio following its recent five-yearly review of the benchmark. Co-chief investment officer Brad Dunstan also flags underweight commodity exposure as an area to address and explains why the fund remains sceptical of illiquidity premia despite seeing a growing case for private markets.
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Investor behaviour erodes performance
Performance is eroded by institutional investors’ decisions around hiring and firing managers according to the preliminary results of a behavioural study by Boston University that links qualitative factors such as committee characteristics with earlier empirical research on performance.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Investors win with new hedge fund fee model
Hermes BPK, the hedge fund-of-funds (HFoF) provider majority-owned by Hermes Fund Managers (which itself is fully-owned by the UK’s largest pension fund, the BT Pension Scheme), has completed work on an innovative performance fee model which will allow investors to clawback any unearned performance fees.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Options to improve the governance and investment of Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund
This OECD paper suggests avenues for strengthening the governance and management of the Japanese Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF), the largest single pool of pension assets in the world. It says the governance stucture falls short of international best practice and in some cases does not meet some of the basic criteria contained in OECD
Determinants of Sovereign Wealth Fund investment in private equity
This paper examines the investment patterns of 50 Sovereign Wealth Funds in 903 public and private firms over the period 1984-2009, and specifically the determinants of a SWF’s weight of direct private equity in their overall portfolio. The paper finds evidence that SWFs are more likely to invest in private firms in countries that have
Tips for DC plan design
As more plan sponsors consider introducing defined contribution plans, Towers Watson encourages the deliberation of plan design, with the ideal scheme encouraging engagement, managing savings rates and investment elections as well as expenses and communication.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Hong Kong still has it: CIC recognises Hong Kong’s international finance status with subsidiary
The China Investment Corporation has recognised Hong Kong’s international position by establishing a wholly-owned subsidiary, Hong Kong-CIC International (Hong Kong) Co., Limited. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
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