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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Net zero in the balance

Net zero requires transformational changes and significant investment. This guide aids industry leaders in implementing net-zero investing. It offers practical guidance that stresses the importance of mindset shifts and highlights strategies for success. All recent net-zero research and policy insights can be found on the Net-Zero Investing topic page. By Roger Urwin, FSIP mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2

Stock-bond correlation ‘shock’ prompts portfolio rethink

For the past two years the correlation between bonds and equities has been positive, counter to the long-term assumed relationship between the asset classes. The challenges for asset owners include determining whether the change is transient or long-term, and what it means for portfolio construction either way.

Shared investment objective critical to portfolio resilience: Bridgewater

Investors who are looking to build portfolio resilience better get their team on the same page first about the underlying investment objectives in play, said Bridgewater co-CIO Karen Karniol-Tambour at the Fiduciary Investors Symposium.

Investors must (creatively) make room for sustainable assets in portfolios

The investment path to net zero may not always be clear. With no dedicated asset class and shifting risk profiles for energy transition-critical assets, the Fiduciary Investors Symposium heard that asset owners need to be flexible and ready to creatively make room in their portfolios when the right opportunities arise.

Why OTPP’s sustainable investing chief ‘welcomes’ anti-ESG sentiments

Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan's global head of sustainable investing, Anna Murray, said she had come to terms with the anti-ESG sentiment floating around in certain investment circles, and said investors should take the opportunity to remove the label around ESG investing since it is now integral to the fiduciary duty.

New Jersey opens up to Next Gen managers

New Jersey already invests 18 per cent of its $11 billion private equity programme with emerging managers. Now it's rolling out its platform to Next Generation real estate and private credit managers too

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