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Why a Crisis need not be a Tragedy

Portfolio Construction Post Crisis

As the pandemic starts to slow down across the world, how has the crisis affected investors’ approaches to portfolio construction?

Crisis Risk Offset seems to work, but…

Editorial, Financial Crisis, Innovation

Now that we are in a real time crisis, how are crisis risk offset strategies behaving? Early results are encouraging, but by no means conclusive.

Teik Heng Tan, Executive Director, the Investment Innovation Institute [i3]

A Different Kind of Disruption

Editorial, Financial Crisis, Innovation

Is there an upside to the widespread disruption we see as the coronavirus rips through the world population? Teik Heng Tan explores the intersection of chaos and innovation throughout history.

Looking for the Perfect Hedge

Editorial, Factors, Quant & Systematic

What type of hedge would you put in place to protect your portfolio in the current malaise, if you had the benefit of hindsight?

Wouter Klijn, Director of Content at the Investment Innovation Institute [i3]

APRA Concerned over Super Fund SAA

Asset Allocation & Strategy, Editorial, Financial Crisis

Current developments caused by the coronavirus has the regulator worried about funds’ ability to maintain their strategic asset allocation

A Small Lesson in Decision-making under Uncertainty

Editorial, Financial Crisis, Pacific Region

Confronted with the question whether to postpone one of our forums or not, the situation turned out to provide a small lesson on decision-making under uncertainty, [i3]’s Teik Heng Tan writes.

Assessing the Coronavirus Impact

Economics, Editorial, Financial Crisis

The world is facing a potential global pandemic as the coronavirus continues to spread rapidly outside of China. Markets have reacted violently to the news that community transmissions are taking place across Europe and the Middle East. But does history tell us anything about the impact of pandemics on markets? In this editorial, Wouter Klijn, Director of Content at [i3], explores the potential economic impact.

The Rise of 3D Printing

Editorial

3D Printing is on the cusp of either becoming a force for change, or remaining a rather expensive way to produce oddly-shaped plastic trinkets. [i3] Insights Editor Wouter Klijn explores how this technique might impact various industries and where the highest potential is.

If You Can’t Stand the Heat…

Editorial

The publication of the APRA Heatmap has caused a fair amount of criticism, ranging from interpretation of metrics to large scale market distortion. Is this simply a matter of people resisting change or is there more going on?