D. E. Shaw Investment Management’s Laurent De Greef on U.S. equities in global benchmarks

Video | Laurent De Greef, Senior Vice President, Head of Portfolio Strategy, D. E. Shaw Investment Management

In this exclusive interview, Laurent discusses the drivers behind the relative size of the U.S. in global equity markets and shares a framework investors can apply for understanding risks in a global equity portfolio. Laurent explains the implications of the U.S. market being heavily concentrated in a few large names and what investors should think about when considering going underweight the U.S. equity markets, following a strong run over recent years.

Nuveen’s Willis Tsai on global equities and active management

Video | Willis Tsai, Head of Global Equities, Nuveen

In this exclusive interview, Willis shares how he thinks about portfolio construction across the diverse global equities opportunity set. He explains why now is a particularly compelling moment for active management and highlights what separates managers who succeed over the long term from those who don’t. Willis also discusses the most interesting ideas he is exploring today in pursuit of opportunities and how he is managing risk along the way.

Hamilton Lane’s Bryan Jenkins on private equity secondaries

Video | Bryan Jenkins, Head of Portfolio Strategy & Research, Hamilton Lane

In this exclusive interview, Bryan discusses the private equity secondaries market, the drivers of its explosive growth experienced in recent years and the main motivations why investors have been allocating to the asset class. He explains what investors should be looking for to identify best-in-class PE managers and highlights the most important risks and execution challenges in PE secondaries that investors need to be aware of.

Ecofin at Redwheel’s Michel Sznajer on the electrification super-cycle

Video | Michel Sznajer, Portfolio Manager, Ecofin at Redwheel

In this exclusive interview, Michel discusses how investors can access emerging opportunities from the electrification theme and how investors can adapt their portfolio allocation to capitalise as the electrification theme accelerates. Michel also shares his perspectives on the role of renewables in a “Trump-led” world and explains how A.I. is changing the game for utility and infrastructure sectors.

Alantra’s Francisco de Juan on European small cap equities

Video | Francisco de Juan, Managing Partner & EQMC Chief Investment Officer, Alantra EQMC Asset Management

In this exclusive interview, Francisco discusses what makes European small caps an attractive hunting ground for investors. He explains the valuation gap that exists between European small caps relative to both, history and large cap peers and the role of M&A activity in accelerating returns within the asset class. He also shares his thoughts on the industry verticals within small caps that offer the highest potential for attractive returns.

Xtrackers by DWS’ Sebastian Schiele on enhanced indexing

Video | Sebastian Schiele, DWS Global Head, Index Mandates & Solutions, Xtrackers by DWS

In this exclusive interview, Sebastian explains enhanced indexing and where it fits between passive and active strategies. He discusses the different types of enhanced indexing approaches that are available and why they are gaining traction with Australian institutional investors. Sebastian also covers how enhanced indexing can help investors meet objectives, like decarbonisation and the global trends he is seeing in the adoption of enhanced indexing strategies.

bfinance’s Toby Goodworth on active currency overlays and managing FX in portfolios

Video | Toby Goodworth, PhD, Managing Director, Head of Liquid Markets, bfinance

In this exclusive interview, Toby discusses active currency overlays, including how they differ from a conventional strategic FX hedge, the challenges investors typically face in implementation and their role in the context of the broader portfolio. He addresses what the ideal market conditions are for utilising active currency overlays and explains what investors should expect from a successful active currency overlay program.

Baillie Gifford’s Alan Coffey on private markets and companies staying private for longer

Video | Alan Coffey, Director, Private Companies, Baillie Gifford

In this exclusive interview, Alan discusses how the continued growth of private companies is reshaping the opportunity set for long-term investors. He explains how Baillie Gifford translates its 100+ years of growth investing heritage into advantage in accessing and navigating private market opportunities today, as more companies remain private for longer.

Lazard’s Eric Van Nostrand on quant investing in emerging market equities

Video | Eric Van Nostrand, Chief Investment Officer, Lazard Asset Management

In this exclusive interview, Eric discusses the role of quantitative investing in emerging market equities and how it can adapt to regime shifts without overreacting to short-term noise and macro interference to more reliably generate alpha.

Yarra’s Phil Strano on applying a multi-sector framework to investing in Australian credit

Video | Phil Strano, Head of Australian Credit Research, Yarra Capital Management

In this exclusive interview, Phil shares his views on why private credit has an important role to play in portfolios but cautions that the asset class is seeing pockets of stress emerging, as it reaches saturation point. He explains why investors’ aim should be to build multi-sector credit portfolios that are idiosyncratic in nature, with diversification, liquidity and transparency around valuations and pricing at the core, to meet their return objectives through the cycle.

Laurence Taylor on T. Rowe Price’s integrated equity approach

Video | Laurence Taylor, Equity Solutions Portfolio Manager, T. Rowe Price

In this exclusive interview, Laurence discusses T. Rowe Price’s integrated equity approach, including its distinct characteristics and competitive advantages. He explains how the integrated equity process adapts during periods of market volatility and the role technology plays in the investment process and decision-making to deliver desired outcomes for clients.

Oak Hill Advisors’ Adam Nankervis on multi-asset credit investing

Video | Adam Nankervis, Portfolio Manager & Partner, Oak Hill Advisors

In this exclusive interview, Adam discusses the evolution of credit markets and how private credit interacts with the high yield and leveraged loan markets. He shares his perspectives on where he sees opportunities and risks in alternative credit and explains how a multi-asset credit approach enables investors to capture relative value and effectively navigate the evolving market conditions.

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