Investment Strategy

CIO profiles

Future Fund’s Arndt: From CIO to CEO in the middle of a pandemic

When Covid-19 hit, Arndt was considering whether to apply for the CEO role vacated by David Neal. In the blink of an eye, none of that mattered. Since taking the job, he’s come to realise the market crisis was just the front end of a massive wave of change.

Tahn SharpeNovember 30, 2020

ESG

Green bonds: part of super industry’s decarbonising tool set

AustralianSuper's Andrew Gray said the fund has not ruled out using green bonds as a tool to reach its ambitious target of net-zero carbon emissions for its entire investment portfolio by 2050.

Jessica SierNovember 30, 2020

Asset Classes

Want disruptors? It’s all in the ‘grit’, ‘drive’ and ‘spike’

It's not uncommon for VC Antler to spend months working side by side with founders of startups before deciding to invest in them, according to CEO and founder, Magnus Grimeland.

Ben HurleyNovember 20, 2020

Investment Strategy

Excessive central bank intervention has made the economy more fragile

Central banks have become addicted to providing monetary stimulus at the first sign of trouble and are finding it hard to reverse that course, according to MFS Investment Management's Barnaby Wiener.

Ben HurleyNovember 20, 2020

ESG

Avoid the greenwashing bubble

Greenwashing is apparent when an organisation spends more time marketing themselves as environmentally sound, rather than actually minimising their environmental footprint, Regnan's Tim Crockford outlines.

Jessica SierNovember 20, 2020

ESG

Thinking practically about SDGs

SDGs can lead to a tick a box approach; investors need to focus on outputs and changing the behaviour in portfolio companies, a panel has heard.

Jessica SierNovember 20, 2020

CIO profiles

NZSuper CIO reveals his most important investment decision

The reference portfolio might only be reviewed every five years, says Stephen Gilmore, but it sets out the fund’s risk appetite and lays down a framework the investment committee can use as an anchor when they chase active returns. ‘It’s an equilibrium concept,’ the CIO says.

Tahn SharpeNovember 19, 2020

Geopolitics

Covid-19 catalyses economic power shift towards Asia

There are huge implications for global investors in the ongoing shift in the balance of economic power from the west to the east which has been further catalysed by Covid-19, the Bridgewater co-chief investment officer has said.

Ben HurleyNovember 19, 2020

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