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.
GIC evolves TPA in investment framework overhaul centred on economic drivers and flexibility
GIC has further refined its total portfolio approach by moving to a strategic portfolio focused on underlying factors that drive returns. Split between equities, fixed income and real assets, the revision means the fund can move more easily between private and public exposures and nimbly between asset classes.
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Inflation hedge drives ATP’s investment implementation
Denmark’s largest pension fund and the 29th largest in the world, ATP, is not leaving anything to luck when it comes to providing a guaranteed return for its members. Kristen Paech talks to chief investment officer, Bjarne Graven Larsen, about the various risk management methods the fund has implemented across its portfolio. The DKK400 billion
Index composition changes create opportunities for bond managers
Drastic changes to the composition of the US bond index, the Barclay’s Capital Aggregate Index, will create opportunities for active bond managers and provide rationale for institutional investors concerned about active management in the sector to adhere to their long-term asset allocation. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Real credit the only opportunity in the new regime: Watson Wyatt
Investors must recognise that the economic world has changed and not expect normal asset price reversion in the future, says Carl Hess, Watson Wyatt’s global head of investment consulting. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Swedish AP funds exclude 10 companies due to ethical breaches
Sweden’s first four buffer funds, with combined assets of SEK 690.6 billion (US$83 billion) have demonstrated a lack of tolerance for companies that continue to breach ethical guidelines despite the funds’ governance efforts to bring about change, excluding 10 companies from their investment universe. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
…while ICGN urges IASC to prioritise investors’ views in accounting
The International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN), with members from 47 countries responsible for global assets of US$15 trillion, has urged the International Accounting Standards Committee (IASC) to prioritise investors, not auditors, as the key stakeholders in the setting of global financial reporting standards. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Modern Portfolio Theory still holds up Harry Markowitz says so.
In an exclusive interview, Amanda White, editor of top1000funds.com, talks to the modern portfolio theorist about markets, portfolio rebalancing, Madoff and more. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
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