Richard Ennis, an early pioneer of quant investing and co-founder of US investment consultancy giant EnnisKnupp, has a simple message for fund trustees: Liquidate your alternative investments and put the proceeds into index funds.
COVID-19 is severely disrupting core, traditional real assets so investors need to increasingly turn to non-GDP exposed assets and alternatives, says Willis Towers Watson’s Dania Zinurova
In Episode 36, Alex Proimos speaks with Anastassia Juventin, portfolio manager, hedge funds and alternative strategies at AMP Capital.
Having just completed a merger with Vic Super to create one of Australia’s largest industry funds, First State Super CEO Deanne Stewart discusses conflicts of interest, the difficult job of balancing ESG practices with member interests and the challenges of scale.
Fed policy is exacerbating the “barbell” shape of the US economy and setting it up for a domino chain of hardship when the credit cycle is allowed to return to normality, argues market commentator and chief strategist Danielle DiMartino Booth.
Every Australian has by now been affected by COVID-19 in some way, some dramatically.
In Episode 35, Alex Proimos speaks with Deanne Stewart, chief executive officer at First State Super.
Deloitte Consulting’s Craig Roodt says funds should focus on building general resilience to prepare for specific shocks like early access to super.
In Episode 34, Alex Proimos speaks with Sam Reynolds, managing director of Octopus Investments Australia.
There are many possible responses that a super fund could take to a situation like Juukan Gorge, but investment returns appear to have outweighed ESG issues yet again.
In Episode 33, Alex Proimos speaks with Danielle DiMartino Booth, CEO and chief strategist for Quill Intelligence LLC, a research and analytics firm.
In Episode 32, Alex Proimos speaks with Dania Zinurova, director of manager research, Australia at Willis Towers Watson.
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