Fee Disclosure Regime will Accelerate Move to Passive Asset Allocation & Strategy, Risk and Regulation The new fee disclosure regime for pension funds in Australia, described in the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s (ASIC) Regulatory Guide (RG) 97, is likely to accelerate the move to passive investment strategies as many pension funds will seek to reduce their fee level, according to asset consultant JANA. John Coombe, Executive Director at JANA, […] Read More
Seeking Alpha in Crisis Asset Allocation & Strategy, Factors, Quant & Systematic, Private & Alternative Markets Crisis risk offset sleeves have drawn increasingly more attention from institutional investors, but what do these portfolios actually contain? With bond yields at historic low levels and interest rates rising many institutional investors are questioning whether the negative correlation between equities and bonds – the very foundation of the widely used ‘balance portfolio’ in the […] Read More
First State Super enters China’s Domestic Market Asset Owners, Emerging Markets, Equities First State Super sees opportunities in mainland China markets and has been awarded a QFII licence. Read More
The Problem with Factor Investing Asset Allocation & Strategy, Women in Finance Factor investing has seen a stellar rise in popularity in recent years, but Bev Durston, Managing Director of Edgehaven, says not all that glitters is gold. Read More
Seeking Opportunities from Climate Change ESG Building a sustainable future provides some good opportunities for emerging growth, Hermes’ Andrew Parry says. Read More
Validating Ideas Through Strategic Partnerships Asset Allocation & Strategy, Innovation Jeffrey Scott, former Chief Investment Officer of the Alaska Permanent Fund, speaks about how strategic partnerships helped him transition from a treasury role to a CIO. Read More
The Trouble with Measuring Free Stuff Economics, Fixed Income & Credit Critics have argued that classical economic measures fail to capture the growth and productivity of today’s technology-driven world, but what does the US Bureau of Labour Statistics think about this? Read More
Not Worried About Volatility? Risk and Regulation Multi-strategy funds have not faced easy market conditions, so why are they gaining in popularity among institutional investors? Read More
The Search for Green Income ESG, Women in Finance The sectors with the highest median dividend payout ratios are also those that include the largest polluters. Is it possible to build an income strategy that takes ESG into account? Read More
