Darren Wills | Style and exposure, factor investing and determining the role of fixed income

In episode 64, Alex Proimos speaks with Darren Wills, managing director, APAC head of fixed income iShares and institutional index at Blackrock.

This episode discusses how investors think about fixed income within a strategic asset allocation or total portfolio level, whether investors need to be more dynamic in the current environment, thoughts around tactical investing in high yield and emerging markets, factor investing and determining style and exposure characteristics and finally how to manage liquidity expectations within fixed income.

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Pension Policy Podcast: Relieving members of the longevity risk burden

In Episode five of the Pension Policy Series, Allianz Retire+ chief executive David Kane joins Conexus Financial acting co-chief executive and editor-in-chief Aleks Vickovich to assess the commercial landscape for retirement income solutions across super and advice.   Retirement remains only a small part of Australia's $4.5 trillion superannuation pool. Kane says funds have been slow to implement the Retirement Income Covenant, and many responses to date have been cut-and-paste. Funds have built strong accumulation capability over more than three decades, but they lack the balance sheets to guarantee retirement income, raising the prospect that without the right solutions, members may be left carrying longevity risk themselves. 

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