Rob Prugue: Global perspectives and systemic risk in superannuation

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.

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Michael Pettis on China’s overinvestment paradox, and the Japan-style reckoning still to come

Michael Pettis on China’s overinvestment paradox, and the Japan-style reckoning still to come

China's advanced infrastructure and ballooning debt are two sides of the same story, says Carnegie Endowment nonresident senior fellow Michael Pettis, who compares China's coming consumption-led rebalancing to Japan's in the 1980s. In conversation with Top1000funds.com Asia Pacific correspondent Darcy Song, Pettis unpacks what this means for institutional investors weighing China exposure over multi-decade horizons, and why he remains bearish on the country's outlook.

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Giant Norwegian SWF sizes up active management

An external review is being carried out on behalf of one of the world’s largest sovereign wealth funds, the NOK2.47 trillion ($405 billion) Norwegian Government Pension Fund – Global, to determine whether active management should continue, with opinions sought from international experts in the UK and US. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

CalsTRS initiates active/passive review

CalSTRS staff will present to the investment committee the first of three reports on the optimal balance between active versus passive in its global equity and fixed income portfolios, a process that will culminate in recommendations for any structural changes in February next year. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

New York examines investment transactions for non-compliance

The Mercer Sentinel Group has completed a review of the New York Common Retirement Fund’s investment transactions approved by the State Comptroller over a two year period, concluding only one out of 112 transactions did not comply with written policies and procedures. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

Eastern Promise: Why China’s only half the story

Kristen Paech talks to Michael Hanson-Lawson, CEO of East Capital Asia, about the new kid on the emerging markets block – Eastern Europe – and why pension funds should consider an allocation to the region, which has tripled nominal GDP over the past five years. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

The real effects of banning placement agents in private equity

Preqin has canvassed public pension funds and other investors in the US to examine the specific effects of the SEC’s proposed rules relating to the introduction of the Advisers Act Rule 206(4)-5, on the private equity industry. The report includes key statistics on the use of  placement agents, the importance of private equity and other

Abu Dhabi Fund eyes equities but hits valuation wall

A big, multi-billion dollar scheme, the Abu Dhabi Retirement Pensions and Benefits Fund began deploying its capital across global markets in 2005. Simon Mumme speaks to chief investment officer Stefan Cowell about the fund’s current investment appetite and the steep learning curve it is charting. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

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