In this episode, Alex Proimos, head of domestic content, Conexus Financial, chats with Veronica Klaus, general manager – investment consulting at Lonsec, about a range of topics including the advice gap, allocations for retirement, liquidity in private assets and income strategies for retirees.
The Austin advantage: Texas Teachers talks optimism, innovation and growth
Jase Auby, TRS's celebrated CIO, explains why TPA doesn't fit with its culture; why community push back on data centres could turn out to be an investor advantage, and argues the case for continuing to invest in fossil fuels. Top1000funds.com sat down with the CIO in his Austin office for an all-encompassing conversation.
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USS gets strategic and explores global
Taking over from Peter Moon, chief investment officer of the £27 billion ($44 billion) Universities Superannuation Scheme, Roger Gray is the first new CIO at the fund in 17 years. He speaks with Amanda White about viewing the fund through fresh eyes and his ideas for staffing and investment developments. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2
Blackstone sets up in Shanghai with local fund
The world’s largest buyout firm, Blackstone Group, has set up its first regional renminbi-denominated private equity fund in China. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Hermes plans aggressive global expansion for “boutique of boutiques”
Hermes, the investment management arm of the £28 billion ($45 billion) BT Pension Scheme in the UK, is building a ’boutique of boutiques’ via an aggressive expansion plan that includes lifting funds management teams from the private sector, with the aim of selling its alpha expertise to other pension funds globally from January 1, 2010.
Jeremy Grantham on just desserts and silly markets
The GMO chief argues why honouring Ben Bernanke is similar to saluting the captain of the Titanic, and why making banks that are ‘too big too fail’ even bigger is sheer lunacy, while identifying other instances in which many of the people enjoying financial incentives, rewards and public praise in the US are unworthy recipients.
P8 told to cut developing world’s carbon
Gareth Thomas, Minister of State with the Department for International Development in the United Kingdom, has urged pension funds to help boost private funding for low carbon investments in the developing world, calling on the group of investors at the P8 Summit to consider potential public financing mechanisms emerging from the private sector, including advanced
Recapitalisation and recovery in the REIT market
The REIT market will not consistently outperform the broader equity and fixed income markets has it has done for thepast 20 years, according to this research by Mercer Real Estate Boutique’s David Nix and Michelle Reuter, but there will be pockets of opportunity ripe for stock pickers.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
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