Nick Wade: Driving from Beijing to Paris and stories in risk modelling

I chat with Nick, Director of Asia Pacific Marketing at Northfield Information Services, about the bubbles we live in socially, philosophically and professionally. Risk modelling has evolved to mirror active management and yet entails residual dogma and structural flaws in delivery and execution. In this fascinating conversation we unpack where AI will take financial services, the importance of time horizons and the better questions asset owners need to ask themselves in order to understand their portfolios.

Nothing on this podcast is to be considered investment advice or a recommendation. No investment decision or activity should be undertaken without first seeking qualified and professional advice.

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CalPERS’ public and private equity reset shapes performance

CalPERS’ public and private equity reset shapes performance

CalPERS is continuing to reap the benefits of a sweeping overhaul of its public and private equity programs, with the two asset classes, which are the biggest components in the portfolio, powering a 14.8 per cent return for the $637 billion fund in the last reporting period.

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Looking backwards a poor way to assess Asia’s future

The specific drivers of growth of Asian economies means a traditional view of asset allocation is not necessarily the best way to approach investing in the region, the 2024 Top100funds.com Fiduciary Investors Symposium in Singapore has heard.

Investors warm towards India despite ‘nosebleed valuations’

Investors have been warned not to compare apples to apples between China and India just because the two have similar market sizes and populations. And despite India’s sky-high valuations, Top1000funds.com Fiduciary Investors Symposium has heard that the country’s solid market structure and culture will make it worth investors’ while.

Further Chinese equity market declines ‘unlikely’: Pictet chief economist

Despite China’s recent equity woes, Pictet’s Geneva-based chief economist Patrick Zweifel remains bullish on the outlook for the country, telling the Top1000funds.com Fiduciary Investors Symposium in Singapore that stabilization of macro factors and “promising cyclical developments” will breathe life into the market of world’s second-largest economy.

Japan’s GPIF under spotlight following plans to expand manager pool

Japan’s giant GPIF will expand its manager pool and eliminate certain criteria used in selecting asset managers, a move that comes as the country’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida aims to elevate the standard of the country’s asset owners, and build Japan into a wealth management powerhouse.

Real estate drags for Swiss fund MPK but climate proofing gathers momentum

Migros-Pensionskasse (MPK) the CHF28.2 billion ($30 billion) pension fund for Switzerland’s largest retailer, Migros, has done much to reduce emissions in its real estate allocation. But balancing adding value with the cost of integrating sustainability is a challenge.

What global asset owners should do beyond International Women’s Day

International Women’s Day has come around again and still the stats are not good. The pay gap still exists, there are still too few women in C-suite positions and women have less savings in retirement. So what are you going to do about it?

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