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.
Future Fund: AI world order defined by US-China split will hurt capital owners
A geostrategic standoff between the US and China over AI would be “extremely damaging for capital owners” according to the Future Fund, Australia’s A$337 billion ($237 billion) sovereign wealth fund, which outlined four “secular scenarios” around AI and its investment implications.
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Politicians, fraud and investment professionals at New York State’s $124b fund
Most public sector pension funds are subject to some sort of political interference, notwithstanding the best efforts of fund trustees and staff. Few, however, can rival the experience of America’s third-largest fund, the New York State Common Retirement Fund.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Navy fund outsourcing a first for Towers Watson in CIO role
The $4.75 billion (£3 billion) UK Merchant Navy Officers Pension Fund has upgraded its relationship with consultant Towers Watson, having appointed the firm as its “delegated chief investment officer”, which is the first such arrangement for the consultant.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Currency: a zero-sum game fiduciaries are forced to play
The biggest decision facing pension fund investment committees this year could well be their position on currencies, particularly the greenback and the euro. The currency decision is never an easy one to make and at the moment it seems particularly difficult as politics is overlaid onto market fundamentals.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
New governance guidelines for fiduciary investors
The International Corporate Governance Network has published an updated set of guidelines for fiduciary investors to help assess and control corporate risk in their portfolios.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
US corporate funds lead on DAA, says Hewitt EnnisKnupp
Corporate US pension funds are more advanced than their public fund counterparts in using dynamic asset allocation to effect in managing asset liability matching, says Russell Ivinjack, principal at Hewitt EnnisKnupp.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Investors fail in long-term market
Our obsession with quarterly corporate earnings is a market failure, according to Colin Melvin, CEO of Hermes Equity Ownership Services, and can only be corrected by action from institutional asset owners. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
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