All Interviews articles – Page 4
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Mirova’s Philippe Zaouati: realistically optimistic
Asset management CEOs tend to be a clever bunch, but there cannot be many who are familiar with the work of Antonio Gramsci, the 20th century Italian socialist philosopher.
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Pension funds on the record: Reflections on a sobering year
Pension fund managers reflect on an extremely challenging year for markets and look to the future, considering questions such as what is risk-free, how to secure inflation-linked assets, the role of central banks and the risk of liquidity crises
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Delivering pensions ‘like a Bosch’: Bosch pensionsfonds
Dirk Jargstorff (pictured right), CEO of the pioneering Bosch Pensionsfonds, and Christian Zeidler, CFO, talk to Carlo Svaluto Moreolo on the fund’s 20-year anniversary
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Ircantec: Aiming for core sustainability
Myriam Métais andCécilia Lyet (pictured) of France’s Caisse des Dépôts talk to Carlo Svaluto Moreolo about managing the reserves of Ircantec, the supplementary scheme for public sector employees
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NEST Sammelstiftung: A history of sustainable investing
Ulla Enne (pictured), head of responsible investing and investment operations at Switzerland’s NEST Sammelstiftung, talks to Luigi Serenelli about the pension fund’s central focus on sustainability
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On the record: Emerging market debt
At a time of high volatility in interest rates, currencies and GDP, two seasoned investors in emerging market debt discuss their approaches
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Interview: Martin Præstegaard, ATP CEO
On the first day of September, Martin Præstegaard – who was installed little more than a month before as CEO of ATP – told journalists in the pension fund’s Copenhagen offices that ATP had made its biggest six-month investment loss ever.
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Railpen: Next stop, sustainable long-term returns
Richard Williams (pictured), CIO of Railpen, the manager of the UK’s rail transport pension schemes, talks to Carlo Svaluto Moreolo about the institution’s investment strategy, governance model and commitment to sustainability
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Strategically speaking interview: Italian, global and poised for growth
In asset management, three years can be a short or a long time, depending on many factors, including market conditions. To some asset management executives, the second half of the 2010s perhaps felt like an endless slog, due to the intense competition for market share and outperformance within the seemingly never-ending bull market. The first two years of the new decade have certainly elapsed more quickly, thanks to the historical significance of the events that have occurred.
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On the record: bracing for uncertain times
Investors stay true to their diversification strategies in response to an increasingly complex inflation and global growth outlook. Alternatives are still seen as the best instrument to diversify risk
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Strategically speaking interview: Jose Minaya, Nuveen
Asset managers with a yield-hungry pension investor as a parent nowadays usually have to diversify their footprint into private markets, often by acquisitions in one form or another.
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Italy's Previndai pension fund: On a journey to diversification
Alessandro Ciucci, CFO at Previndai, one of Italy’s largest pension funds, talks to Luigi Serenelli about its diversification strategy built on alternatives
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Exit interview: Christian Boehm
Christian Boehm, who stepped down as CEO of the Austrian Pensionskasse APK at the end of June, wasn’t expecting to retire in a year of seismic changes. He has spent his final months as CEO not only witnessing at first hand how the investment approaches of pension funds are rapidly changing, but also observing the wider effects of the war in Ukraine.
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On the record: Are asset managers serious about sustainability?
After a series of cases of alleged greenwashing by asset managers, institutional investors comment on whether the industry is truly committed to sustainable investing
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Pension funds on the record: Seeking protection in private markets
Unlisted assets are the safe haven for investors searching for safety in choppy markets
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Openbare Apothekers Pension Fund: Preparing for change
Ronald Heijn and Maarten Thomassen of the Netherland’s Pensioenfonds Openbare Apothekers tell Tjibbe Hoekstra about the impact of the Dutch pension reform on their fund
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Strategically speaking interview: Edwin Conway, BlackRock Alternative Investors
Many asset owners focus on the return streams available from private markets investments and the diversification effect of private equity, debt or any of the other flavours available in this sector of the market.
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Ilmarinen: The making of a Finnish pensions legend
Mikko Mursula (pictured), CIO of Finland’s Ilmarinen, talks to Carlo Svaluto Moreolo about equities and the organisation’s 2035 net-zero commitment
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On the record: Impact through corporate engagement
Investors are aiming to maximise the impact of their investment strategies by engaging with investee companies
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Strategically speaking interview: Sandro Pierri, BNP Paribas Asset Management
Like many of his counterparts at large asset management firms, Sandro Pierri is mindful of how global trends are influencing his clients and the best ways for his firm to address them.