This course, “Innovation by Specialization: Star Capital and Alternative Investments,” is meticulously crafted for pension trustees, fund managers, and financial professionals seeking to navigate the dynamic and often volatile investment landscape. In an era of evolving investment regimes, characterized by shifts like stagflation, quantitative easing, and monetary tightening, this course provides a strategic blueprint for optimizing portfolio performance and managing inherent market problems. Participants will gain a deep understanding of why traditional approaches are no longer sufficient and how a diversified portfolio, especially through specialist mandates and international investments, can increase expected returns and mitigate risks. The curriculum delves into key solutions for current challenges, such as reducing fixed income exposure, increasing real assets, and allocating to dollar investments to combat currency depreciation. By exploring the power of diversification through modern portfolio analysis, examining the benefits of international investing (drawing lessons from South Africa’s success), and introducing innovative vehicles like Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), this course equips learners with the expertise to construct resilient, high-performing portfolios for a better tomorrow, today.

Key Topics

• Innovation in Investment
• Star Capital Overview
• Problems Faced
• Solutions to Investment
• Pension Scheme Asset Allocation
• Domestic Analysis
• Diversification
• Prudent International Return
• Performance (USD) (Return vs. benchmark, alpha