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We Are Still Late Cycle

Alison Loat, Managing Director of Sustainable Investing and Innovation, OPTrust

Sustainable Investing with OPTrust

Sustainability and innovation are often linked, according to Canadian pension fund OPTrust. We spoke to Alison Loat to discover how this influences the fund’s investment decisions.

A Guide to Investment Governance

ESG, Guides

Investment governance has become a key focus for many funds, as legacy models of decision-making are replaced by clear and structured delegation frameworks. In this guide, we collect some of the key interviews with asset owners about their views on good governance.

Future of Internet in Asia: [i3] Equities Webinar with Capital Group

Future of the Internet in Asia

Equities, Innovation, Webinars

The role that the internet plays in people’s lives will continue to expand, business models will continue to evolve, the sources of innovation will continue to grow and regulation will continue to adapt.

Nik Kemp, Head of Global Real Assets, AustralianSuper

Ports Surprise During the Pandemic

Private & Alternative Markets

The coronavirus pandemic wreaked havoc among airport assets, but it wasn’t all bad for infrastructure holdings, AustralianSuper says. Ports, for example, held up surprisingly well.

Fintan Thornton, Head of Institutional Solutions at Allianz Retire+

Retirement A Top Priority for Funds

Retirement

The introduction of the Retirement Income Covenant and stapling of super accounts next year has pushed the development of retirement options to the top of super fund’s list of priorities. We spoke to Fintan Thornton of Allianz Retire+ about what shape these options might take.

Nest: Investing for Mega-trends

Asset Owners, Chief Investment Officers, ESG

Mega-trends are at the front and centre of the National Employment Savings Trust’s (Nest’s) thinking when it comes to how it runs its money, with plans to increase tilts to climate aware equities and expand these to other asset classes.

Healthcare Innovation in China

Emerging Markets, Equities, Innovation, Webinars

Many investors would be surprised to learn that China is transforming its healthcare ecosystem into one that is incubating a promising culture for future healthcare innovation.

Catherine Savage, former Chair of New Zealand Super

Reflections on Governance at NZ Super

Asset Owners, ESG, Women in Finance

Catherine Savage retired as Chair of New Zealand Super at the end of March this year, after 12 years on the board, five of which as chair and almost a decade as Deputy Chair. [i3] Insights spoke to Savage about the essential ingredients of good governance.

Bruce Phelps, Head of Institutional Advisory Group, PGIM

Beyond the Liquidity Waterfall

Asset Allocation & Strategy, Risk and Regulation

Liquidity can become a stresspoint in times of crisis, as was demonstrated last year. CIOs would do well to assess not only their liquidity waterfall, but also see how both their top-down asset allocation and individual private market decisions affect their liquidity profile, PGIM’s Bruce Phelps says.