In this episode, Matt Smith, director of retail content, Conexus Financial, chats with Matt Raddy, chief executive of Allianz Retire +, about annuities, video conferencing and breaking the old rules around investment ideas.
PGGM: Impact begins at home
PGGM is preparing to build out the third element to its impact strategy targeting biodiversity. By focusing on food and the circular economy, PGGM aims to create most impact at home. Top1000funds.com looks at the fund's impact journey.
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Institutional investors pressure Elon Musk to get back to work
In a ratcheting up of investor pressure, Tesla shareholders including prominent European and US pension funds have this week demanded that Elon Musk dedicate at least 40 hours a week to managing the EV company. They also called on it to address “deficiencies in the board’s oversight of company leadership".
Alpha alone does not pay pensions – total returns do
Pension fund members in retirement want the sustainability of pension payments. OPTrust chief investment officer James Davis told the Top1000Funds Fiduciary Investors Symposium that a total portfolio approach is the best way to do that, and has been on a journey towards delivering it for the past 10 years.
Long-term investors can help break VC’s short-term trap
The short-term investment focus of venture capital investors and the withdrawal of government funding are opening the door to asset owners as providers of patient, long-term capital to fill an investment void, the Top1000funds.com Fiduciary Investors Symposium has heard.
TPA is in the eye of the beholder
Total portfolio approach is not a method, it’s a mindset, according to University of Toronto finance Professor Redouane Elkamhi. Also a senior advisor to HOOPP, Elkamhi said he would summarise TPA in one sentence: "How to be prepared for different market conditions."
Federal threats undermine Massachusetts’ edge, warns state treasurer
Massachusetts treasurer Deborah Goldberg warned that the state’s key strengths – including its higher education institutions and progressive social policies – are being targeted by the federal administration. She urged support from investors as federal funding for innovations and research wanes.
What it means if ‘DNA is not destiny’
Geneticist David Sinclair says aging is a disease and it is preventable and treatable. He told the Fiduciary Investors Symposium that research demonstrates we can slow down or even reverse the aging process. It sounds like good news, but the consequences for society and the investment community are profound.
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