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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Finland’s Elo: Larger equity allocations promise new media scrutiny

Finland’s Elo: Larger equity allocations promise new media scrutiny

As Finland's pension funds prepare to increase their equity allocations to unprecedented levels compared to global peers, they must also navigate a new and unfamiliar risk. Elo's chief investment officer Jonna Ryhänen explains the fund's investment approach going forward and how it will manage stakeholder and media scrutiny as they react to swinging volatility and returns.

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ESG in emerging markets comes of age

Gaining Ground is a report by Mercer, in conjunction with the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation, examining the integration of environmental, social and governance factors into investment processes in emerging markets. It includes the first ever rating on ESG practices in China, India, South Korea and Brazil. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

Inflation hedge drives ATP’s investment implementation

Denmark’s largest pension fund and the 29th largest in the world, ATP, is not leaving anything to luck when it comes to providing a guaranteed return for its members. Kristen Paech talks to chief investment officer, Bjarne Graven Larsen, about the various risk management methods the fund has implemented across its portfolio. The DKK400 billion

Index composition changes create opportunities for bond managers

Drastic changes to the composition of the US bond index, the Barclay’s Capital Aggregate Index, will create opportunities for active bond managers and provide rationale for institutional investors concerned about active management in the sector to adhere to their long-term asset allocation. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

Real credit the only opportunity in the new regime: Watson Wyatt

Investors must recognise that the economic world has changed and not expect normal asset price reversion in the future, says Carl Hess, Watson Wyatt’s global head of investment consulting. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

Swedish AP funds exclude 10 companies due to ethical breaches

Sweden’s first four buffer funds, with combined assets of SEK 690.6 billion (US$83 billion) have demonstrated a lack of tolerance for companies that continue to breach ethical guidelines despite the funds’ governance efforts to bring about change, excluding 10 companies from their investment universe. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

…while ICGN urges IASC to prioritise investors’ views in accounting

The International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN), with members from 47 countries responsible for global assets of US$15 trillion, has urged the International Accounting Standards Committee (IASC) to prioritise investors, not auditors, as the key stakeholders in the setting of global financial reporting standards. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

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