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.
The Austin advantage: Texas Teachers talks optimism, innovation and growth
Jase Auby, TRS's celebrated CIO, explains why TPA doesn't fit with its culture; why community push back on data centres could turn out to be an investor advantage, and argues the case for continuing to invest in fossil fuels. Top1000funds.com sat down with the CIO in his Austin office for an all-encompassing conversation.
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High-maintenance Hedgie Seeks Indulgent Insto, VM
Without question my favourite car is a 1960 Mercedes Benz 190SL. Recently I was thinking that maybe my expectations from such a car are similar to the way institutional investors think about hedge funds. It’s certainly uncorrelated to my other car.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Funds face enforced consolidation
Funds in the Australian pension industry will face enforced consolidation if they do not do a better job at managing the compulsory contributions of millions of workers, the Federal Government’s chief superannuation advisor has warned.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Texas Teachers looks to hedge bets in low-returns world
Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) will look to investments in hedge funds to maintain its position as one of the best performing public pension funds in the United States, its chief investment officer Britt Harris told trustees at its recent board meeting.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
GE develops dislocation and emerging markets
For the past year, emerging markets growth and developed market dislocation have been major investment themes for GE Asset Management, and by extension the GE Pension Trust. This theme continues to dominate the manager’s thinking, across strategies and implementation techniques, which in order to capture specific opportunities is also being extended to dynamic and tactical
Inflation becomes crucial economic indicator
State Street Global Market’s belief in inflation as the crucial economic indicator has been reflected in its research arm, State Street Associates, taking on a new partner, PriceStats, which produces daily price statistics, the first of its kind in the world. Amanda White spoke to the global head of research Jeremy Armitage.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1
Are state public pensions sustainable?
Assuming future state contributions fund the full present value of new benefits, many US state systems will run out of money in 10-20 years. This paper argues the expected shortfalls raise the possibility that the federal government will be faced with a decision whether to bail out states driven to insolvency by their pension programs.mrec4inarticleinline
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