Infrastructure: Opportunities in a crowded market Asset Allocation & Strategy, Private & Alternative MarketsCyril Cabanes, Head of Infrastructure investments, Asia-Pacific, CDPQ, shares his views on the Australian and Indian markets, his take on disruption and the Canadian pension fund manager’s new in-house expertise in infrastructure development and operation. With all the debate surrounding driverless cars and the future of transportation, you could almost forget driverless trains have been […] Read More
The Curious Case of Cash Asset Allocation & Strategy, Risk and Regulation, Women in FinanceResearch by Whitehelm Capital shows that some pension funds are stretching the definition of cash, adding less liquid and even credit instruments in these options. Cash is probably not the most sexy asset class in institutional investing, if you can call it an investment at all, and so you would not expect much controversy around […] Read More
Fee Disclosure Regime will Accelerate Move to Passive Asset Allocation & Strategy, Risk and RegulationThe 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 Crises Asset Allocation & Strategy, Factors, Quant & Systematic, Private & Alternative MarketsCrisis 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
Quants Part III – Using the Right Tools for the Job Asset Allocation & Strategy, Factors, Quant & Systematic, MarketFoxIn this final instalment on quantitative techniques, MarketFox columnist Daniel Grioli looks at the influence of investors’ time horizon on the usefulness of quantitative techniques. I’ve received several comments from readers defending the usefulness of quantitative techniques. They are definitely useful and they have been widely adopted. Which is why its important to understand their […] Read More
First State Super enters China’s Domestic Market Asset Allocation & Strategy, Asset Owners, EquitiesFirst 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 FinanceFactor 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
Survival of the fittest: How Indexing Will Save Active Management Asset Allocation & StrategyThe vast inflows into passive strategies in the past few years might be exactly what the active management industry needs, Natixis’ David Lafferty says. Read More
Validating Ideas Through Strategic Partnerships Asset Allocation & StrategyJeffrey 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
