Investment Magazine's top ten event moments in 2020, ranked according to the number of views, reflect a year where change, adaption and resilience were common threads of every conversation.
After 12 years at Cbus, former CEO David Atkin is focussed on nudging the business world away from short-termism towards the wholistic, long-term investment timeframes of superannuation funds.
Bringing teams together to find different ways to create liquidity over different timeframes was an important aspect of not only getting through at this critical time but also investing successfully in a substantial and rapid market recovery, the Cbus CIO describes.
Funds will be watching closely recent deals that consolidate back office and investment operations but preserve brand and team identities as more shared service tie-ups get aired with boards.
Drummond Capital's Alex Cathcart says there are three reasons that justify the recent equities rally. And he also argues that investors must prepare their portfolios for a 'trinary' world in the wake of Covid-19.
The superannuation industry's preoccupation with league tables and heat maps has allowed illiquid assets to build up in portfolios, according to one industry veteran.