Episode 76: Allspring’s Henrietta Pacquement ESG, Fixed Income Henrietta Pacquement is the Head of the Global Fixed Income Team at Allspring Global Investments (formerly known as Wells Fargo Asset Management). In this episode we look at the differences between the US and European fixed income markets, the likelihood of a recession and how to place portfolios and the impact of the energy transition […] Read More
Episode 75: Behavioural Finance for Equity Investors Behavioural Finance, Innovation In this episode of the [i3] Podcast, we speak with Simon Russell, Founder and Director of Behavioural Finance Australia, about his new book: ‘Behavioural Finance: A Guide for Listed Equities Teams’. We talk about how institutional investors are not immune to biases, even if they are aware of them. We discuss the application of behavioural […] Read More
Episode 74: Janus Henderson’s David Elms Alternatives, Factor Investing In Episode 74 of the [i3] Podcast, we speak with David Elms, Head of Diversified Alternatives and Portfolio Manager, Janus Henderson Investors. David, an Australian based in London, discusses the changing nature of bonds and their correlation to equities, how trend-following made a comeback this year and tackles the idea that illiquidity stabilises portfolios. “You […] Read More
Episode 73: PERSI’s Bob Maynard Retires Asset Allocation In this episode of the [i3] Podcast, we speak with Bob Maynard, Chief Investment Officer of the Public Employees Retirement System of Idaho (PERSI) at the eve of his retirement, after 30 years with the fund. We look back at how a job as the deputy attorney of Alaska saw him getting involved with investing […] Read More
Episode 72: Federated Hermes’ Caroline Cantor ESG, Governance Why should institutional investors care about biodiversity in their investment strategy, when they are still embarking on the net zero journey? Because it is most likely to be the next area of focus for regulators and society more broadly, Caroline Cantor of Federated Hermes says. BTW, did you know the average person eats about a […] Read More
Episode 71: Digital Assets with Nick Abrahams Innovation Nick Abrahams is the Global co-leader of Norton Rose Fulbright‘s Digital Transformation Practice and a futurist. In this episode, we talk about digital assets, the value drivers behind non-fungible tokens (NFTs), cybersecurity and negotiating with ransomware attackers. Overview of Podcast with Nick Abrahams, Norton Rose Fulbright 01:00 You are a lawyer by trade. How did […] Read More
Episode 70: World Gold Council – John Reade Commodities John Reade is the Chief Market Strategist for the World Gold Council. John is not only a former investor with a well-known US hedge fund and strategist with investment bank UBS, he actually started out in the mines of South Africa as an engineer. In this podcast, we talk about gold as a long term […] Read More
Episode 69: Stewart Investors’ Pablo Berrutti Equities, Governance Pablo Berrutti is Senior Investment Specialist, Sustainable Funds Group at Stewart Investors. Starting as a risk specialist, Pablo became quickly aware of the dangers of climate change, even before he knew what ESG was. In this conversation, we discuss the likelihood of fossil fuel-based companies making the transition to low carbon business models and pose […] Read More
Episode 68: The Future Fund’s Sue Brake Asset Allocation Sue Brake is the Chief Investment Officer of the Future Fund. In this episode, we talk about the fund’s 15 year celebration, looking at the early days of how the fund started to invest just as the global financial crisis began to impact markets. We also discuss the recent investment strategy review and look at […] Read More
