Capital Allocators – Inside the Institutional Investment Industry

Ashby Monk – Innovation in Institutional Portfolios (Capital Allocators, EP.196)

May 24, 2021

Ashby Monk, Executive and Research Director at Stanford's Global Projects Center, shares insights into the realm of institutional investors. He discusses the urgent need for transparency and innovation in asset management, emphasizing the balance between social responsibility and capitalist practices. Monk highlights examples from New Zealand and Australian superannuation funds regarding climate integration. He also sheds light on innovative startups addressing ESG metrics and the importance of effective governance in driving impactful investment strategies.

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Intro

3min

Navigating Capitalism and Social Welfare: Innovations in Asset Management

26min

Capital Management and Climate Integration in Superannuation Funds

5min

Translating ESG into Financial Language for Better Investment Integration

3min

Innovations in Impact Measurement and Portfolio Navigation

5min

Navigating Investment Strategies: The Role of Data Aggregation Tools

3min

Navigating Challenges in State Pension Consulting

3min

Governance Challenges and Innovations in Personal Finance

3min

Cultivating Resilience and Insight

9min

Dr. Ashby Monk is the Executive and Research Director of the Stanford University Global Projects Center. Ashby was named by CIO Magazine as one of the most influential academics in the institutional investing world. His current research focuses on the design and governance of institutional investors, with specialization on pension and sovereign wealth funds. Ashby’s most recent book, The Technologized Investor, is a practical guide showing how institutional Investors can gain the capabilities for deep innovation by reorienting their strategies and organizations around advanced technology. He also recently released a significant white paper on transparency and innovation for institutional investors for the Biden Administration. Our conversation follows-up an early podcast, Episode 29, which is replayed in the feed. This time around, we discuss the power of asset owners, issue of transparency, need for innovation and obstacles to achieving it, how and when to create change, examples of climate work at New Zealand Super, the Australian Super Funds, and Canadian Pension funds, and Ashby’s handful of technology start-ups focusing on these challenges. Learn More Subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Google Follow Ted on Twitter at @tseides or LinkedIn Subscribe Monthly Mailing List Read the Transcript

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