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.
PMT talks infra equity and how to balance stock concentration risk
Scenario testing has put inflation risk front and centre at PMT, the Netherlands’ third largest pension fund, and it's driving the investor to take stock of the inflation protection it gets from infrastructure. In an interview with Top1000funds.com, chief investment officer Hartwig Liersch unpacks the risk, as well as another initiative where it's balancing concentration risk in the equity allocation without hurting returns.
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Old rules still apply for equity risk premium
The equity risk premium has come in for some renewed analysis in the past couple of years as investors attempt to reconstruct their portfolios to defend against any future fat-tail events.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
In defence of hedge funds of funds
Funds of funds, particularly hedge funds of funds, have suffered outflows in recent years as pension funds reassessed their cost alongside risk and return characteristics. The conventional wisdom is that all types of FoFs are at death’s door.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Ethics differentiate us: CFA Institute
The certificate one gets upon qualifying as a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) is so large that, apparently, only one printer in the world is set up to produce it.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
The big issues for pension funds in 2011
Mercer Investment Consulting has published its predicted top trends for pension funds in 2011. With continued economic uncertainty around the world, Mercer expects further tight credit markets, a re-evaluation of the equity risk premium, concern about currency risk, and further allocations to emerging markets.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Cambridge to lift Asian presence with Beijing office
Cambridge Associates, the US-based asset consultancy, is to open a Beijing office – its third office in the Asia Pacific region – and is sending a private equity specialist there from London.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
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