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
Few Funds Use Academic Factors: Van Gelderen Asset Allocation & Strategy, Asset OwnersOutgoing APG Group CIO Eduard van Gelderen says that few managers implement factors that bear any resemblance to how they are described in academic studies. Read More
Alpha’s Loss of Mystery Asset Allocation & StrategyIf you can explain a source of alpha, then is it still alpha? Read More
The Force of Automation – A Grim Outlook for Emerging Markets Asset Allocation & Strategy, Women in FinanceEmerging markets looking to become the next manufacturing hub could miss out on the shift of cheap labour due to automation. Read More
The External Memory of Slime Asset Allocation & StrategyOrganisms without a brain are able to externalise their memory to tackle complex tasks. Read More
