Veteran journalist, publisher and entrepreneur Greg Bright has died aged 70. Bright was a founder of Conexus Financial, publisher of Investment Magazine, Professional Planner and Top1000funds.com. He also created and managed a range of other titles in a career spanning more than four decades.
For 15 years we have been hosting asset owners from all over the world on leading university campuses, giving delegates an immersive educational experience and challenging them to think bigger. Check out this video for a taste of this unique experience.
The semi annual report of Norway’s sovereign wealth fund is testament to its commitment to transparency, unambiguously outlining the half year results which came in 0.04% under benchmark. The fund did benefit from a nearly 15% exposure to tech stocks, but was let down by returns in renewable energy infrastructure.
A total portfolio approach aligns investment implementation with the purpose of being a fiduciary, rather than short term or relative performance. Not only that, there is huge upside performance from the approach, the source of which is not what you might think according to Sue Brake.
The active equity strategy of Denmark’s €23 billion AP Pension – which focuses on a narrow exposure to a small set of high conviction, quality companies – has been hit by the surge in tech stocks, none more so than Nvidia. Investment director Pernille Jessen explains the problem.
Co-founder of the Thinking Ahead Institute, Tim Hodgson, thinks your investment beliefs are out of date. He says if they were written five or more years ago they aren’t grounded in a 2024 reality and inadequately consider climate risk and systems thinking, both essential for a modern day asset owner.
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