Targeting Negative Equity Correlations Factors, Quant & Systematic, Financial Crisis, Private & Alternative Markets When bonds no longer offer defensiveness, where do you look for portfolio protection? Perhaps it is time to set an explicit negative equity correlation target, Aberdeen Standard Investments says. Read More
Frontier Sheds Light on Cluster Analysis Editorial, Factors, Quant & Systematic Cluster analysis is a good example of how machine learning can be practically applied to investment problems, a session at the Frontier Advisors Annual Conference showed. And the applications seem endless. Read More
Factors Underwater Factors, Quant & Systematic, Opinion Traditional factor portfolios have had a tough time before and during the pandemic. This is an excellent opportunity for the industry to accelerate its innovation toward alternative data and AI. Read More
Beating Human Biases with Robo-analysts Factors, Quant & Systematic Algorithmic stock analysis models, or robo-analysts, outperform their human counterparts, largely because they are less conflicted and avoid biases, a new study has found. Read More
Is the Trend Really your Friend? Factors, Quant & Systematic Wells Fargo AM’s Wai Lee discusses the considerations that go into implementing an allocation to trend following strategies in a multi-asset portfolio and finds that small changes can have big consequences. Read More
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? Read More
M Cargill Philanthropies Expands Risk Premia Portfolio Asset Owners, Factors, Quant & Systematic US-based charity fund Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies has expanded its risk premia strategies with the volatility risk premium and addresses concerns over these factor investing. “We can’t expect absolute positive returns year in year out,” CIO Michael Ruetz says. Read More
CalSTRS Evolves Risk Mitigation Strategy Asset Owners, Factors, Quant & Systematic, Financial Crisis, Innovation CalSTRS portfolio manager Carrie Lo looks back on how markets tested the risk mitigation model. But the US pension fund stuck with it and has now expanded the strategy, adding systematic risk premia strategies to the portfolio. Read More
It’s Time to Sin a Little Equities, Factors, Quant & Systematic AQR has always questioned the merits of factor timing, stating it is too difficult to do consistently well. But valuations have now become so irrational that even they believe a skew towards value is warranted. It is time to sin a little. Read More
