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.
Why traditional investment committees can amplify group biases
Investment committee meetings, a governance cornerstone at every asset owner organisation, run the risk of amplifying group biases and social dynamics, and can push the IC towards recommending more extreme investment positions collectively than the average of their individual views. Bernhard Scherer, head of portfolio implementation at ADIA, unpacks the thesis in a new paper.
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Endowment investing in the post-crisis world
Like most asset allocation strategies, the ‘endowment model’ for investing was challenged by the financial crisis and its practitioners have learnt lessons from the episode, according to Sandra Urie, CEO at Cambridge Associates, an asset consultant with deep experience in the field.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Hang the expense: Norwegian fund chases Spanish alpha
The Norwegian Government Pension Fund has outsourced the management of its Spanish equities to one of the country’s top-performing managers.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Indonesia pips China in emerging markets equity race
In Asia’s emerging markets equities race, China is the fastest growing by size, but Indonesia has ranked first in growth in both the past five and 10 years.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
US providers face tough disclosure laws from July
Service providers in the US will be required to disclose any direct and indirect compensation to plan fiduciaries from July 16, 2011, under new regulations issued by the Department of Labour.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Scots dig deep in lobby to house Green Bank
An alliance of Scotland’s finance sector, power and renewable energy firms and universities is backing a campaign being taken to Westminster, to lobby ministers on Edinburgh being the ideal home for the Green Investment Bank being set up by the UK government.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
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