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.
Border to Coast hunts strategic partners as private markets set to surge
The UK’s LGPS pool, £120 billion ($161 billion) Border to Coast, is hunting for strategic relationships with asset managers and global asset owners as it prepares to invest £40 billion in private markets. Chief executive Rachel Elwell speaks to Top1000funds.com about the fund's approach to finding long-term partnerships in the market.
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Kentucky CERS: Trustees push back on hurried oil and gas investment
The board of trustees for the $10 billion Kentucky County Employees Retirement System has knocked back the fund's request to invest in an oil and gas fund. It also expressed frustrations that a specially convened board meeting was called on short notice.
Spain’s Pensions Caixa 30: A complex world requires systems leadership
Yolanda Blanch, chair of Spain’s largest corporate pension fund Pensions Caixa 30, explains the importance of fostering an atmosphere of collaboration, communication and trust in pension fund management.
APG’s Wuijster reflects on investing more in defence
APG Asset Management, the largest pension fund provider in Europe, considers the arguments for investing more in defence alongside positioning the portfolio for more impact and infrastructure investment.
Afore SURA: Mexico’s pension fund muscles in on the big deals
CIO Andrew Moreno charts the growth of $60 billion SURA Mexico, which sits on 20 limited partner advisory committees and has helped steer government policies. It is opening the door to strategies that would normally be out of reach for Mexican savers, some of whom only have $5000 in savings.
Mercer global CIO flags ‘crisis of confidence’ in US market
The global CIO overseeing Mercer's $600 billion OCIO unit, Hooman Kaveh, has been advising clients to rethink the role of US assets in their portfolios by diversifying currency base and incorporating more active management. Speaking to Top1000funds.com, he warns of a “crisis of confidence” in the world’s largest capital market.
Can we ‘circle’ our way out of this mess?
A circular economy keeps materials circulating in their highest value use. Co-founder of the Thinking Ahead Institute, Tim Hodgson, recently hosted a working group who debated whether it is a necessary – or even possible – component of the climate transition.
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