In this episode, Alex Proimos, head of domestic content, Conexus Financial, chats with Rob Pruguel, principal consultant at Callidum Investment Research, about vulnerability as we restart the global economy, consolidation with superannuation and how bigger isn’t always better.
How private credit investors are preparing for software’s AI reckoning
As the private credit industry matures, the first real stress tests are emerging – from AI-exposed software loans to eroding covenants in megadeals. Institutional investors are responding by rethinking where the illiquidity premium justifies the risk.
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ARR vs funded status: North Carolina’s rock and a hard place
North Carolina Retirement Systems' Dale Folwell discusses the Herculean challenge of maintaining the pension funds funded status while lowering the assumed rate of return.
Hedge funds appeal at Ilmarinen as volatility returns
For years Central Bank bond buying has supressed the volatility on which hedge funds thrive. At Finnish pension fund Ilmarinen hedge funds are back in favour, particularly volatility, momentum, and macro strategies that don't correlate to equities.
Why we need a people-centered sustainable finance
The ‘moral bankruptcy’ of our financial system does not reflect the values of the people whose money is invested rather, it is the result of financial intermediaries insufficiently reflecting the will of people. The UN's Mathieu Verougstraete and Sander Glas argue we must adopt a people-centered approach to sustainable finance.
Problem solving in a challenging environment
As asset owners increasingly look to their providers for “partnerships” rather than transactional relationships, Bridgewater’s advisory capabilities are coming to the fore. Amanda White looks at the hedge fund's solutions-focused approach.
Rising oil and gas prices will cause short-term pain, accelerate long-term
The transition to renewable energy will be “volatile and complicated” like other major transitions in history, and spikes in demand and pricing for coal, oil and gas are likely over the near term, according to an expert in global resources strategy from NinetyOne.
CalPERS weighs incentives and benchmarks in battle for talent
As US public pension funds struggle to fill investment positions CalPERS' performance, compensation and talent management board committee meeting discussed compensation incentives and benchmarks, including a plan to introduce an annual incentive plan that focuses on total fund results for incentive eligible positions.
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