Mohamed El-Erian, Chair of President, Obama’s Global Development Council, Chief Economic Advisor at Allianz, Former CEO & Co-Chief Investment Officer of PIMCO Eloy Lindeijer, CIO, PGGM

1. European Pensions & Investments Summit 2015
8 - 10 June 2015
executive perspectives
speakers from the European Pensions & Investments Summit 2015 discuss...
What Role Will Institutional Investors Play in Building
a Financial Sector that Serves the Real Economy?
Mohamed El-Erian, Chair of President, Obama’s Global Development Council,
Chief Economic Advisor at Allianz, Former CEO & Co-Chief Investment Officer
of PIMCO
With banks facing both operational shrinkage and a stubborn trust deficit, institutional
investors can and should play a larger role in mobilising investible funds and allocating
them to productive uses. In so doing, they would better serve a real economy that, in
too many places, continues to operate well-below potential and continuously
frustrates the legitimate aspirations of millions of citizens.
Having said that, there is nothing assured or automatic about the proper and effective
response of institutional investors. They would need to work smarter, modernise their
tools, have a better mix of resilience and agility, and be more cognitively diverse in
how they analyse an unusually-fluid global economy. They would also benefit from
governments that are more responsive in improving the enabling environment and re-
invigorating economic growth models, particularly through investments in human and
physical resources.
Eloy Lindeijer, CIO, PGGM
A stable financial system that serves the real economy should be a priority for long-
term institutional investors and their beneficiaries. Responsible investing generates
financial as well as social returns. We can contribute to financial stability by
complementing banks in the supply of long-term finance, and investing
countercyclically.
We also have a role to play in improving the conduct of financial market participants,
including our own. We advocate using long-term performance targets, integrating ESG
factors in the investment process, and promoting transparency in financial markets.
For example, this could lead to including qualitative criteria such as transparency on
risk culture and client satisfaction levels in the review of counterparty and broker
limits.

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Taking place at the Fairmont Le Montreux Palace, Montreux, Switzerland, 8 - 10
June 2015, the Summit includes presentations on capturing attractively valued
investments, increasing fund resilience, tail risk management and making
responsible investing a reality.
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