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SPS Alternative and Real Asset Investments Conference

February 12, 2025

Farmers & Fletchers in the City, London

Purpose

This conference is aimed at pension funds and a range of other institutional investors and their advisors. It seeks to examine a selection of investment and asset allocation strategies and other topical issues within the alternatives and real assets space.

Programme
Programme

09.30

Registration

10.00

Session 1 - Overview and Interactive Investor Insights

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Moderator:

Martin Collins

Trustee Director

Vidett

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Research Associate

Pensions Policy Institute

Pension scheme assets - a deep dive into Alternatives


 

Investor Perspectives on Alternative and Real Asset Investments

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Head of Treasury and Pensions

London Borough of Merton

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Co-Chairman of Trustees

FirstGroup plc Pension Schemes

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Director – Investments

Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation

11.15

Tea/Coffee

11.45

Session 2 - Does it pay to get real

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Moderator:

Georg Inderst

Independent consultant

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Chief Executive Officer

New Forests Asset Management Pty Limited

Allocating to Natural Capital – Climate and Biodiversity Trends and Portfolio Considerations

The presentation will focus on:

1.   Adding climate and biodiversity considerations to the traditional characteristics of investing in forestry & agriculture. 

2.   Changing portfolio considerations for investors to consider risk, return, climate and biodiversity. 
o    How have our investors allocated previously and how do we expect them to allocate in the next 5 years?
o    For institutional investors, assessing land and nature involves seeing how nature and climate will impact portfolio allocation:  
-   How to choose investments that at a minimum do not increase nature loss and beyond that restore it? 
-  Also, what metrics can be used to measure biodiversity risks? (New Forests is an early adopter of the TNFD framework). 

 

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Director Private Markets

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Properties of Performance: What Has Set Real Estate Fund ‘Winners’ Apart?   

With an eye on recent difficulties in real estate portfolios, Ishan focuses on the factors separating high-performing real estate managers from their weaker counterparts.  He covers managers across Europe Asia and the US, and important topics such as the emergence of ‘next generation’ real estate and concludes by questions investors should be considering now and for the immediate future. 
 

12.55

Lunch

14.00

Session 3 - Alternative Opportunities

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Moderator:

Richard Butcher

Client Director

ZEDRA

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Head of Alternatives Investment Research

XPS Pensions

Opportunities/trends in private markets

The current macroeconomic backdrop certainly looks attractive for private markets, however there are risks that investors should be mindful of. Will be evaluating key considerations for capital allocators with this macro backdrop in mind and then dive into dynamics at play across few private assets.
 

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Director of Investment Consulting

Cartwright

Integrating bitcoin into institutional asset portfolios to improve outcomes

For many years, bitcoin has been treated as a speculative asset unsuitable for institutional investors.  However, we are at an inflection point.  The strength of the bitcoin network, the rise of geopolitical risks, the threat of inflation and counterparty failures, the recognition that bitcoin is categorically different to other digital assets, the realisation that bitcoin is the most ESG-friendly asset available, and the greater institutional appetite for assets that offer true diversification, has led to significant developments to allow institutions to invest in bitcoin securely and safely.  Price volatility will remain for the foreseeable future, but the chances are high that bitcoin will become a major strategic reserve asset in decades to come for governments, pension trusts, charities, and companies.  Institutional investors with long time horizons should be curious about the impact of a small allocation. 
 

15.00

Close of conference and refreshments

Cost

The conference is by invitation only for pension funds and other institutional investors and we welcome new attendees from these investors. Therefore if you are not already receiving an invitation please contact us. A limited number of Complimentary invitations are available to genuine pension fund representatives (executives and trustees) and other approved institutional investors. However, to ensure we have room for as many funds as possible, we have to limit free places to 3 attendees per approved organisation thereafter a reduced rate fee is payable per delegate. Furthermore, SPS always reserves the right of admission (free or paid) and our decision is final.

Venue
Venue

Farmers and Fletchers in the City

3 Cloth St, 
London
EC1A 7LD

Tel: 020 7600 2064

http://www.farmersfletcherscity.london/

Farmers and Fletchers is 1 minute from Barbican tube station, 5 minutes from St.Paul’s tube station
and very convenient for the new Farringdon Crossrail link.

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