Insights

A Small Lesson in Decision-making under Uncertainty

VFMC Shifts Internal Equities to Benchmark Unaware

Asset Owners, Chief Investment Officers, Equities, Innovation

VFMC has changed the way its internal equity invests, shifting towards a benchmark unaware strategy, away from the previous Top 50 stocks approach, CIO Russell Clarke says.

Energy Transition Well Underway: SSGA

ESG, Innovation

In a new report, State Street Global Advisors concludes that global demand for fossil fuels will peak this decade. We speak to Carlo M. Funk to hear how this might impact institutional investors.

Wouter Klijn, Director of Content at the Investment Innovation Institute [i3]

Assessing the Coronavirus Impact

Economics, Editorial, Financial Crisis

The world is facing a potential global pandemic as the coronavirus continues to spread rapidly outside of China. Markets have reacted violently to the news that community transmissions are taking place across Europe and the Middle East. But does history tell us anything about the impact of pandemics on markets? In this editorial, Wouter Klijn, Director of Content at [i3], explores the potential economic impact.

ABP lifts Hood on Sustainability Policy

Asset Owners, ESG

Dutch pension fund ABP has set itself some ambitious targets in its sustainable investment policy for 2030, but how they got there is equally interesting.

The Elusive Global Property Illiquidity Premium

Opinion, Real Estate

Rohan Shan homes in on the true attraction of unlisted property. Is it the elusive illiquidity premium or is it something else?

Real Estate Profile – Mercer

Real Estate

Mercer estimates that the real estate market in Australia and New Zealand is at or near its peak and switches its focus to income rather than capital appreciation

Managing the Cycle with VFMC

Asset Allocation & Strategy, Asset Owners, Chief Investment Officers, Financial Crisis

VFMC has developed a new asset allocation model, in addition to its DAA model, that will help de-risk the portfolio when the likelihood of a crisis occurring rises and re-risk it in calmer weather, CIO Russell Clarke says.

Jason Hazell, Chief Investment Officer, Crescent Wealth

Crescent Wealth Set to Become First Sukuk Investor

Asset Owners, Chief Investment Officers, Fixed Income & Credit

Crescent Wealth is set to become Australia’s first investor into the rising asset class of Sukuk, a form of Islamic fixed income. Sukuk will help CIO Jason Hazell to further to increase the fund’s diversification.

The Rise of 3D Printing

Editorial

3D Printing is on the cusp of either becoming a force for change, or remaining a rather expensive way to produce oddly-shaped plastic trinkets. [i3] Insights Editor Wouter Klijn explores how this technique might impact various industries and where the highest potential is.