This quarter has seen a perfect storm of challenges to Australian society. The bushfires, the escalating coronavirus pandemic and a global shock to output and the economy have produced unprecedented turmoil in our communities. This session will hold a candid conversation about the role of financial services in holding the nation together.
Speaker: Geoff Lloyd, chief executive, MLC
Moderator: Colin Tate, chief executive officer, Conexus Financial
Length: 38 mins
Portfolios built for the old world will be severely tested as emerging forces rewrite the rules of investing. The Fiduciary Investors Symposium heard that geopolitical and macroeconomic upheaval, together with the disruption wrought by AI, should force asset owners to rethink the structure and composition of portfolios.
Tim Hodgson, co-founder of WTW’s Thinking Ahead Institute, has left the prolific research network as it seeks closer ties with the broader consultancy. The network's head Marisa Hall rejected the suggestion of any fundamental restructuring but said TAI needs more resources as it takes on more TPA projects.
Institutional investors have played down the impact that President Trump's executive order to limit the power of proxy advisors will have on their investment processes, with pension funds suggesting proxy inputs only form a part of their voting decisions. However, the development feeds into an ongoing crimping of investor power.
Finland’s €5 billion ($5.8 billion) Veritas Pension Insurance Company is preparing to increase its public equity allocation by 15 per cent in line with new regulations in the country that aim to improve the sustainability and financial stability of the pension system. CIO Laura Wickström explains her approach.
An internally developed tactical asset allocation at IPERS has produced more alpha than any other active management allocation in the second half of 2025. It's the first time the investment team have gone live with an internal idea that has made money in its early months.
What happens if we examine past financial crises through a risk framework that acknowledges the adaptive, interconnected nature of real markets? Researcher at Thinking Ahead Institute Andrea Caloisi explores the application of a 'risk 2.0' framework to historical events.
From the DeepSeek-driven reassessment of the US’ AI leadership to the Liberation Day tariffs which plunged global trades into uncertainties, 2025 has tested asset owners’ theses around geopolitical stability, the dominance of the tech sector, and geographical diversification. Here are the top read stories of this year.
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