Best Alex Proimos Podcasts (2024)

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What the transformation of the labour market means to investors 20:44

9M ago20:44

20:44

Ageing populations in the west causing shrinking of the workforce, mismatches in jobs and qualifications, and the rise of new technology is all contributing to the transformation of the labour markets, according to PGIM’s latest megatrends report. Participant: • Jakob Wilhelmus, director at PGIM’s Thematic Research group Moderator: • Julia Newbould…

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Integrating biodiversity into investment decisions 28:38

1y ago28:38

28:38

Greater access to information from companies and associations on geospatial analysis combined with the acceleration and exponential destruction of the ecosystem has prompted biodiversity to becoming a hot topic in making investment decisions. Conexus Financial managing editor Julia Newbould talks to Newton Investment Management global head of susta…

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Food for thought 22:57

1y ago22:57

22:57

Our food system needs to be more productive and sustainable with increased demand, changing diets and an outdated production system. According to PGIM thematic research group director Jakob Wilhelmus, there are two main challenges in the food chain right now – our current food system is outdated and secondly the devastating impact on the environmen…

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Growth equities to shine in 2023, if interest rates stabilise 26:37

1+ y ago26:37

26:37

Last year was a terrible year for growth equity investing but 2023 will be a year they can shine, as long as interest rates stabilise, according to Raj Shant, London-based managing director and equity portfolio specialist at Jennison Associates, which is a fundamental equities manager owned by PGIM.By Investment Magazine

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Portfolios to stay volatile for years with positive stock and bond correlation 26:35

1+ y ago26:35

26:35

Balanced portfolios will be more volatile without the “natural hedge” provided by a negative correlation between stocks and bonds, but diversification will remain a powerful tool to protect portfolios, according to Noah Weisberger, managing director in the Institutional Advisory & Solutions group at PGIM.…

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Not the time to shy away from emerging markets 32:41

1+ y ago32:41

32:41

With volatility a strong theme of markets and economies over 2022, some investors have de-risked their portfolios and lost their stomach for riskier emerging markets investments but Alex Khosla, emerging markets and Asia equities portfolio manager at sustainable investment manager Newton Investment Management, argues emerging markets still offer va…

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Navigating the disruption in energy markets 32:01

2y ago32:01

32:01

The world is experiencing the results of an underinvestment in traditional oil/gas energy infrastructure which was compounded by Covid- 19, when some companies believed that peak oil demand had arrived pulling back even more on investment, then came the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and the disruption is overlaid with the longer-term focus on energy…

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Energy markets post-COVID, amid a conflict and in a decarbonising world 38:12

2y ago38:12

38:12

Tom Nelson, head of thematic equity at Ninety One, talks to Conexus Financial managing editor Julia Newbould about the extent of the shock to energy markets through the Ukraine War and how it will impact the transition to clean energy and how portfolio managers can invest in renewables and achieve carbon zero targets in this volatile market.…

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Shift to positive stock-bond correlation could increase risk, reduce returns 28:01

2y ago28:01

28:01

A shift towards positive correlation between stocks and bonds is likely, and this phenomenon could persist for many years if history is a guide and this could lead to a “much more volatile world” for those trying to maintain balanced portfolios and may force investors to either raise their risk budgets or lower their return expectations, according …

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Inflation volatility to drag on as world decouples into rival camps 27:26

2y ago27:26

27:26

Richard Bullock, senior geopolitical strategist at Newton Investment Management and Julia Newbould, managing editor at Conexus Financial talk about today’s economic environment. They discuss how it is the time for geopolitical strategists to start using all their tools – there is war in Ukraine and Russia, ongoing tensions between China and Taiwan,…

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Reflections and learnings from a mega merger: Australian Retirement Trust 56:58

2y ago56:58

56:58

CEO Bernard Reilly and chair Don Luke of Australian Retirement Trust joined us at the Fiduciary Investors Symposium in June 2022 for a fireside chat on how the fund is adapting and progressing post-merger, and what is next on the agenda for Australia’s newest mega fund. This session was hosted by Michael Baldwin, global head of external relationshi…

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BHP chief executive Mike Henry on energy transition, commodities and global trends 46:17

2y ago46:17

46:17

In this live recording from the Fiduciary Investors Symposium in June 2022, BHP chief executive, Mike Henry, explores the growing role of mined commodities in the global energy transition. This fireside chat was hosted by Amanda White, director of institutional content, Conexus Financial.By Investment Magazine

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Michelle Teng on liquidity requirements changing asset allocation for defined benefit funds 15:54

2+ y ago15:54

15:54

Michelle Teng, vice president and co-head of the private assets research program in PGIM’s Institutional Advisory & Solutions (IAS) group, speaks with Julia Newbould, acting editor at Investment Magazine about how climate change and early release schemes can affect super funds and the wider economy.By Investment Magazine

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Junying Shen on differing performance and cash flow characteristics among infrastructure asset sectors 22:42

2+ y ago22:42

22:42

Junying Shen, vice president and co-head of the private assets research program in the Institutional Advisory & Solutions (IAS) group at PGIM, speaks with Amanda White, editor of Top1000Funds.com (Investment Magazine’s sister publication), on how historical performance and cash flow characteristics differ enormously among infrastructure asset secto…

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PGIM's Michelle Teng on the art of managing liquidity risk with private assets on the rise 22:31

2+ y ago22:31

22:31

Private assets are appealing for their attractive risk-return properties and diversification potential not available to investors limited to public markets, but as demand rises for private assets in the search for alpha, liquidity risk has become a growing concern for investors Michelle Teng, vice president of PGIM's Institutional Advisory & Soluti…

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Aviva Investors' Aaron Grehan on risks, opportunities and the strategic portfolio opportunity in emerging market debt 29:03

2+ y ago29:03

29:03

While many asset allocators might view emerging market debt as volatile and a tactical investment, there's perhaps more strategic value in the asset class than many give it credit for, Aaron Grehan, Aviva Investors deputy head of Emerging Market Debt and hard currency portfolio manager explains in an interview with Matthew Smith. Grehan argues that…

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PGIM's Taimur Hyat on investing megatrends and how technology is transforming the services sector 30:19

3y ago30:19

30:19

Technologies that have decimated and transformed the retail and manufacturing sectors are finally 'knocking at the doors' of the services sector, Taimur Hyat, chief operating officer at PGIM explains in an interview with Amanda White. Hyat argues that institutional investors need to build a higher level of technology education within their in-house…

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PGIM's Harsh Parikh on real asset allocation sensitivities, time horizons and finding the right inflation outcome 23:24

3y ago23:24

23:24

Amid increasing allocations to real assets by asset owners and pension funds globally, PGIM's Harsh Parikh puts forward a framework for thinking which encourages funds to tailor their approach to each individual asset and avoid making assumptions by using off the shelf benchmarks and historical averaging. Parikh also puts some numbers around the st…

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Vista Equity Partners' David Breach on ecosystem, co-investments and the importance of diversity & inclusion in tech 39:51

3y ago39:51

39:51

In one of the first interviews with David Breach since he became President of Vista Equity Partners, the global investment firm focused exclusively on enterprise software, data and technology-enabled businesses, Investment Magazine managing editor Matthew Smith talks through the ecosystem approach Visa takes to extracting and nurturing value in its…

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Chasing yield, the reflation trade and emerging market debt | Paul McNamara 25:38

3y ago25:38

25:38

All views expressed on this podcast are subject to change and do not necessarily reflect the views of Conexus Financial. This podcast is for educational purposes only and should not be relied upon as investment advice.By Investment Magazine

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Grow Inc, legacy systems and untangling the wires of super | Matthew Keeley 24:13

3y ago24:13

24:13

All views expressed on this podcast are subject to change and do not necessarily reflect the views of Conexus Financial. This podcast is for educational purposes only and should not be relied upon as investment advice.By Investment Magazine

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The strategic role of gold, drivers of value and the impact of the Basel III changes | Andrew Naylor 29:35

3y ago29:35

29:35

Australia and gold: The relevance of gold as a strategic asset 2021 - Australia edition | World Gold Council Beyond CPI: https://www.gold.org/goldhub/research/beyond-cpi-gold-as-a-strategic-inflation-hedge Mine to Market: https://www.gold.org/goldhub/gold-focus/2021/04/mine-market-golds-untold-story Gold and Crypto: https://www.gold.org/goldhub/res…

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Maslow's hammer, beta activism and the modern portfolio theory paradox | Jon Lukomnik 32:56

3y ago32:56

32:56

Moving Beyond Modern Portfolio Theory: Investing That Matters is co-authored with Professor James Hawley. He is also the co-author of "What They Do With Your Money: How the Financial System Fails Us and How to Fix It" and “The New Capitalists”. All views expressed on this podcast are subject to change and do not necessarily reflect the views of Con…

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Liquidity cascades, the transformation of risk and deprogramming the cult | Corey Hoffstein 32:41

3y ago32:41

32:41

Here is Corey's paper mentioned in the podcast: "Liquidity Cascades: The Coordinated Risk of Uncoordinated Market Participants". It can be downloaded here: https://docsend.com/view/cx86pd8yyyea4isw The other paper mentioned is: “Retail Financial Innovation and Stock Market Dynamics: The Case of Target Date Funds". It can be downloaded here: https:/…

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The great rupture, the essence of money and the future of humanity | Viktor Shvets 41:43

3y ago41:43

41:43

All views expressed on this podcast are subject to change and do not necessarily reflect the views of Conexus Financial. This podcast is for educational purposes only and should not be relied upon as investment advice.By Investment Magazine

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The myth of private equity, market fallacies and the Stockholm syndrome | Jeff Hooke 35:16

3y ago35:16

35:16

Jeff Hooke is a broad-based finance and investment executive with global experience throughout the U.S., Europe, and the emerging markets of Latin America and Asia. He was a Managing Director of Focus Securities, an M&A-oriented boutique investment bank, prior to joining Carey. Earlier, Hooke focused on emerging market investment and private equity…

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Flash boys, wisdom as an algorithm and outsmarting the globe | Noel Smith 37:19

3y ago37:19

37:19

All views expressed on this podcast are subject to change and do not necessarily reflect the views of Conexus Financial. This podcast is for educational purposes only and should not be relied upon as investment advice.By Investment Magazine

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Passive flows, a self-perpetuating market and unpleasant simulations | Mike Green 37:08

3y ago37:08

37:08

All views expressed on this podcast are subject to change and do not necessarily reflect the views of Conexus Financial. This podcast is for educational purposes only and should not be relied upon as investment advice.By Investment Magazine

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Learning art through experience, active allocations and adaptive decision making | Thad McCrindle 26:40

3y ago26:40

26:40

All views expressed on this podcast are subject to change and do not necessarily reflect the views of Conexus Financial. This podcast is for educational purposes only and should not be relied upon as investment advice.By Investment Magazine

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The road to REST, transformation and building teams for a new market regime | Andrew Lill 43:39

3y ago43:39

43:39

All views expressed on this podcast are subject to change and do not necessarily reflect the views of Conexus Financial. This podcast is for educational purposes only and should not be relied upon as investment advice.By Investment Magazine

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Market forces, activism and capitalism as an adaptive system | Andrew Parry 34:25

3y ago34:25

34:25

All views expressed on this podcast are subject to change and do not necessarily reflect the views of Conexus Financial. This podcast is for educational purposes only and should not be relied upon as investment advice.By Investment Magazine

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Strategy for manager selection, remote due diligence, expanding the co-investment program | Del Hart 20:34

3y ago20:34

20:34

All views expressed on this podcast are subject to change and do not necessarily reflect the views of Conexus Financial. This podcast is for educational purposes only and should not be relied upon as investment advice.By Investment Magazine

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Whither the Fed, boondoggles and the 2-year old with a hammer | John Cochrane 34:49

3y ago34:49

34:49

John Cochrane is an American economist specialising in financial economics and macroeconomics. Formerly a professor of economics and finance at the University of Chicago, Cochrane serves as the Rose-Marie and Jack Anderson Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. Previously John was a Professor of finance at the University of…

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Machinations of macro, asset sleeves and allocation by outcomes not benchmarks | Mark Beardow and Andrew Baume 35:37

3y ago35:37

35:37

All views expressed on this podcast are subject to change and do not necessarily reflect the views of Conexus Financial. This podcast is for educational purposes only and should not be relied upon as investment advice.By Investment Magazine

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Managing investor risks beyond the enterprise level, portfolio barriers and regenerative investment structures | Delilah Rothenberg and Taylor Sekhon 36:33

3y ago36:33

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In previous podcasts in this series, we explored how the consolidation of capital flows and migration up the risk-return spectrum by institutional investors contributes to systematic risk. In this podcast, we explore the potential for institutional asset owners and allocators to redesign their asset allocation strategies to allow for more regenerat…

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Member proximity, thematic exposures and getting on the bandwagon | Sean Henaghan 36:08

3y ago36:08

36:08

All views expressed on this podcast are subject to change and do not necessarily reflect the views of Conexus Financial. This podcast is for educational purposes only and should not be relied upon as investment advice.By Investment Magazine

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Euroscepticism, pushing on a string and how to short the financial system | Alfonso Peccatiello 42:46

3y ago42:46

42:46

Alfonso is a passionate global macro investor offering a 10 000 foot view of the macro and market landscape. All opinions in this podcast and his substack are strictly his own and not financial advice. Alfonso's newsletter -> themacrocompass.substack.com Alfonso's twitter account -> https://twitter.com/MacroAlf Central Banks don’t print money and y…

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The jargon of alternatives, financial engineering and stress testing diversification | Scott Pappas 31:52

3y ago31:52

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Scott joined Frontier from Cbus Super where he was the fund’s Senior Portfolio Manager of Absolute Return Strategies. He has extensive experience in derivatives management and was previously a part of Vanguard’s global investment strategy group, leading research across a range of investment topics. He also has an academic background having lectured…

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The evolution of manager research, alignment of interests and identifying the secret sauce | Nick Kelly 32:02

3y ago32:02

32:02

All views expressed on this podcast are subject to change and do not necessarily reflect the views of Conexus Financial. This podcast is for educational purposes only and should not be relied upon as investment advice.By Investment Magazine

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Ides of stagflation, the three monkey problem and avoiding the inflation thief in the night | Nancy Davis 28:27

3y ago28:27

28:27

All views expressed on this podcast are subject to change and do not necessarily reflect the views of Conexus Financial. This podcast is for educational purposes only and should not be relied upon as investment advice.By Investment Magazine

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The curse of financial innovation, investment structures and systemic risk | Delilah Rothenberg and Raphaële Chappe 30:34

3y ago30:34

30:34

This episode explores the impact of institutional investors moving up the risk-return spectrum into higher-risk asset classes – such as leveraged buyout private equity, high yield bonds, leveraged loans, collateralized loan obligations, and venture capital. However, with huge sums of capital flowing into these asset classes, there is a rising conce…

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The ghost of alpha, margin of safety and risk as a proxy for failure | Chris Schelling 37:16

3y ago37:16

37:16

Better than Alpha: Three Steps to Capturing Excess Returns in a Changing World The concept of beating markets is just a lot of hype. Successful investors don’t find “alpha,” they find value―and that’s what this book helps you do. Better Than Alpha provides the perspective, insights, and tools you need to retrain your focus away from searching for a…

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Avoiding the crypto winter, real economy use cases and the broad thesis on DeFi | James Kosmatos 32:47

3y ago32:47

32:47

James Kosmatos is currently an independent investment analyst working full time within the cryptocurrency industry, focusing on fundamental analysis of cryptocurrencies within the Decentralised Finance (DeFi) sector. James has been researching and investing in this asset class since early 2017; he has recently started his current role after seeing …

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The institutionalisation of capital, consolidation of flows and oligopolies in asset management | Delilah Rothenberg and Denise Hearn 44:40

3y ago44:40

44:40

This episode explores how the market structure has changed over the past decades to become more institutionalised. While institutional investors have been able to take advantage of their size to negotiate improved corporate governance reforms from companies, they are also under pressure to efficiently deploy large sums of capital, contributing to a…

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Regime shifts, rule-based frameworks and the humbling of the markets | Lorne Johnson 31:48

3y ago31:48

31:48

All views expressed on this podcast are subject to change and do not necessarily reflect the views of Conexus Financial. This podcast is for educational purposes only and should not be relied upon as investment advice.By Investment Magazine

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Material risks, dark capital and the notion of fiduciary duty | Désirée Lucchese 36:51

3y ago36:51

36:51

At U Ethical, Désirée leads the evolution of the ethical investment framework and active engagement with investee companies, in collaboration with U Ethical’s investment team, key stakeholders and industry peers. Since 1985, U Ethical has developed a reputation for unwavering commitment to ethics-driven performance while contributing the majority o…

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Finding factors in narratives, wealth creation and a total family approach | Graeme Bibby 30:53

3y ago30:53

30:53

All views expressed on this podcast are subject to change and do not necessarily reflect the views of Conexus Financial. This podcast is for educational purposes only and should not be relied upon as investment advice.By Investment Magazine

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Market cascades, dumb beta and populism in financial markets | Nader Naeimi‏ 41:13

3+ y ago41:13

41:13

All views expressed on this podcast are subject to change and do not necessarily reflect the views of Conexus Financial. This podcast is for educational purposes only and should not be relied upon as investment advice.By Investment Magazine

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Fiscal tantrums, investment discipline and liquidity in the eye of the beholder | Pilar Gomez-Bravo 31:00

3+ y ago31:00

31:00

All views expressed on this podcast are subject to change and do not necessarily reflect the views of Conexus Financial. This podcast is for educational purposes only and should not be relied upon as investment advice.By Investment Magazine

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Allocating capital, market forces and the balancing act of risk | Rich Nuzum 38:54

3+ y ago38:54

38:54

All views expressed on this podcast are subject to change and do not necessarily reflect the views of Conexus Financial. This podcast is for educational purposes only and should not be relied upon as investment advice.By Investment Magazine

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