In this episode, Alex Proimos, head of domestic content, Conexus Financial, chats with Jason Brady, chief executive and president of Thornburg Investment Management, about a range of topics including dividends, bond yields and creating robust income in retirement.
The twin forces rewriting the rules of investing
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.
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University of California: Less is more and simple is better in investing
Jagdeep Singh Bachher, the CIO who oversees the University of California's $198 billion in pension and endowment assets, says that he wants to keep investment simple as the fund removed its hedge fund allocation completely, conceding "it’s not one of the things we are good at doing".
New study flags risk in Dutch pensions’ concentrated stock strategy
Under strict ESG guidelines and pressure to closely engage with their investee companies, Dutch pension funds have developed an affinity for concentrated equity allocations with some owning as few as 65 stocks in their entire portfolio. But the Erasmus University flagged the diversification risk and higher volatility the strategy introduces.
Change management in action: CalSTRS lays out how it’s integrating AI
In a recent board meeting, CalSTRS staff outlined how they are integrating AI into the investment process in line with its commitment to be an early adopter of the technology, including writing a set of generative AI policies and guidelines, conducting a cost-benefit analysis and identifying scalable use cases.
Large language models to spark ‘sea change’ in investment analysis
Andrew Lo, finance professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management, believes large language models can bridge the gap between fundamental and quantitative investing in a way that was unfathomable five or 10 years ago, and create ‘quantamental’ investment strategies which would bring together the best of both worlds.
GIC ups US equities allocation despite valuation worries
Singapore's GIC boosted its US equities allocation in the year to March 2025 despite the expectation that high valuations could "provide a challenging backdrop for forward returns”, according to the fund's latest annual report released on Friday.
TRS eyes threat of retail investors in private markets
The growing amount of capital from retail investors flowing into private equity and real estate has consequences for institutional investors. The private markets team at the Teacher Retirement System of Texas pondered the risks in a recent investment committee meeting.
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