Paul Fraynt | Risk Premia, liquidity shocks, and the value of tail hedging in equity heavy portfolios
In episode 67, Alex Proimos speaks with Paul Fraynt, head of risk premia at K2 Advisors, a Franklin Templeton Company.
Investment bonds resurgence: smarter investing
Investment bonds provide a range of investment strategies in a simple tax-effective package, and are increasingly becoming part of every adviser’s consideration set. Whilst individual needs should be considered, the potential taxation concessions and estate planning benefits mean that investment bonds can be a very important tool for advisers and their clients. Investment bonds – … Read more
Sunsuper: Fixed income to look different, post pandemic
Traditional fixed income sleeves will take an entirely different shape in the post-pandemic era, with the allocation of negative bond yields and cash investments hard to justify in portfolios according to Sunsuper head of asset allocation Andrew Fisher.
Ian Harper on big government and weak agencies
The Melbourne Business School dean and RBA board member retains faith in the checks and balances in the system while pointing out that now is the time for people with serious ability to be attracted to our public service institutions.
Jeff Rogers awarded CIMA life membership
Former ipac securities chief investment officer Jeff Rogers (pictured) has been recognised for his services to the Certified Investment Management Analyst certification with a life membership to the CIMA Society of Australia in late November.
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.
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.
Shane Fitzsimmons: Leadership under fire
During a candid discussion, the man who guided Australia through the 2019/20 fires revealed his own father’s untimely death while battling bushfires shocked him “to the core”, but the tragedy firmed his resolve to live a life serving the community.
Performance test will produce ‘zombie funds’, experts say
Members might end up being stranded in funds that become undesirable to potential suitors because they have a chance of underperforming over multiple years or hold poor preforming assets relative to a listed benchmark, new research shows.
Retirement Income Review: Simplifying the complex
The Retirement Income Review is clever for a number of reasons, not least because it managed to simplify complexity and create a structured case for improving retirement outcomes by not increasing the SG, all without without making any recommendations.
Shift to mobile working ramps up the war for talent
The impact of Covid and the change in working habits has unlocked the talent competition where somebody can be in another country and recruiting your employees, Franklin Templeton’s global CEO Jenny Johnson.
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.
