Senior leaders at public asset owners face a once-in-a-generation moment. Old assumptions that helped guide their strategies have started to lose relevance. Technology and innovation have created new demands while allowing public asset owners to reimagine what is possible. Stakeholders and beneficiaries of public institutions have new expectations, such as sustainability and transparency. These high pressures for change will draw a clear line between the present and the future. Public institutions must and will radically transform.
Reserves managers should reconsider fixed-income portfolios By Massimiliano Castelli and Philipp Salman Investors can improve the risk-adjusted return prospects of their fixed-income portfolios by embracing flexibility in their allocation to different fixed-income asset classes.
MEETINGS Digital assets, regulation and innovation Thursday 22 September, Roundtable Digital assets are caught in the cross-currents of regulation and innovation. Timothy Massad, former Commodity Futures Trading Commission chair, discusses these developments with leading practitioners from the finance and technology communities.
ON DEMAND Why public asset owners are at an inflection point Traditional investment strategies and business models are being challenged by a rapidly changing landscape. Christine Mikolajuk, EMEA chief operating officer for global client management at BNY Mellon, discusses the findings of their latest report, ‘The Evolution of Public Assets Managers’.
LATEST REPORT Sustainable Policy Institute Journal In the summer edition of the journal, contributors lay out why the ‘S’ in ESG is becoming a priority for investors and why social and human rights issues are taking centre stage.
