Tackling Net Zero by 2050 Asset Owners, ESG Cbus has conducted a review of the asset classes in its portfolio to see how the fund can prepare for reaching the target of net carbon neutrality by 2050. Read More
Marrying Data Science with Fundamentals Asset Allocation & Strategy, Chief Investment Officers, Equities, Innovation Embracing data science does not mean you have to abandon fundamental analysis. Quite the contrary, Neuberger Berman’s Hari Ramanan says. It’ll make you a better fundamental investor. Read More
Sunsuper Takes Over Aus Post Super Asset Allocation & Strategy Another corporate plan is likely to be wound up as Australia Post Super and Sunsuper sign agreement to explore a merger. Read More
New APRA Member to Oversee Superannuation Risk and Regulation, Women in Finance Former FSA executive director Margaret Cole will join APRA as the new member responsible for the superannuation sector in Australia in July this year. Read More
Aware Super Still Sees Opportunities in China Asset Owners, Emerging Markets, Equities, Women in Finance Aware Super still sees plenty of opportunities in the domestic share market in China but acknowledges that current developments have given the fund pause to think about its approach to expanding its allocation, according to Jo Cornwell, Portfolio Manager, Growth Assets at the fund. Read More
Evolving Liquid Alternatives Factors, Quant & Systematic, Financial Crisis, Private & Alternative Markets Not all systematic strategies are created equal. LGT Capital Partners’ Antonio Ferrer discusses how to adjust these instruments to help protect against equity drawdowns over the long term, while also establishing a framework to ensure investors don’t miss out on opportunities in times of stress. Read More
The End of Growth Economics, Editorial Former banker and author Satyajit Das speaks about the new edition of his book ‘A Banquet of Consequences’ and warns for the current levels of overconsumption and financial mismanagement. The coronavirus pandemic has only helped to lay bare the weaknesses in today’s economic structures, he says. Read More
The Importance of Asset Allocation Asset Allocation & Strategy, Asset Owners In the current volatile environment, institutional investors might want to be more hands on in their asset allocation. We talk to CFS’s Jujhar Toki about the dynamic asset allocation process he developed while at CommInsure and his current focus on strategic asset allocation at CFS. Read More
Climate Change is Biggest Market Failure ESG The lack of markets to reflect the true cost of climate change is their biggest failure yet, but investors, regulators and policymakers should work together to get this issue onto companies’ balance sheets, Aviva Investors’ Steve Waygood says. Read More
