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.
COAERS finds rich pickings in PE secondaries; warns of retail risk
The exit drought and extended holding periods in private equity is causing mounting pain for many LPs. But for Austin-based COAERS, it is providing ample market to pick up bargains in the secondary market. Sarah Rundell spoke to CIO David Kushner.
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OECD calls for reform of pension policy
OECD has called for policy changes after pension funds around the world lost one fifth of their assets, equivalent to $US 3.3 trillion - in 2008.
No luck for Irish pensions
Irish pension funds haemorrhaged an estimated euro 27 billion (US$36.5 billion) in 2008, as the global economy moved towards recession and equity markets across the world went into freefall. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Pension funds fooled by Madoff
Pension fund exposure to Bernard Madoff's alleged Ponzi scheme has raised questions about the governance of so-called professional investors.
100 Years of Corporate Bond Returns Revisited
We first published this document in November 2005 during a period of healthy markets and around the peak of the US housing bubble. The main conclusion from the note was that we had just been through an unparalleled period of returns in all asset classes. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Don’t fret the normal discipline with rebalancing – Callan
As the end of the year approaches, the issue of rebalancing for pension funds – a vexed one in the market volatility of the past year – is becoming more acute. US-based adviser Callan Associates is advising clients to depart from the normal disciplines around rebalancing in these extreme conditions. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2
The return of income – a season of plenty
Next year will herald a “new paradigm” for investors where income once again becomes a focus of thought, according to the global head of institutional investments at Fidelity International, Michael Gordon. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
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