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
Alpha’s Loss of Mystery Factors, Quant & Systematic, Private & Alternative Markets If you can explain a source of alpha, then is it still alpha? Read More
TIAA looks at Expanding the ESG Universe ESG, Private & Alternative Markets, Women in Finance TIAA Investments has ESG specialists embedded in their real estate and farmland investment teams. Now, the asset manager has set its sight on integrating ESG into its fixed income strategies. Read More
Don’t Underestimate Technology-driven Deflation Fixed Income & Credit, Private & Alternative Markets Technological advancement and global demographics may have changed the foundations of our global economy permanently, Principal Global Investors CEO says. Read More
Insurers Increase Diversification of Portfolios Fixed Income & Credit, Private & Alternative Markets A Goldman Sachs survey of insurance investment professionals shows insurers are taking on more risk as confidence in growth assets increases. Read More
Playing Defence, Without the Portfolio Cost Private & Alternative Markets, Retirement, Women in Finance Investors looking to buy protection for their portfolios might be better off selling it, Parametric’s Raewyn Williams says. Read More
Don’t Be Caught between Quick and Stubborn Factors, Quant & Systematic, Private & Alternative Markets Crowding can be a problem, but is it any worse if a computer does it as opposed to a human, Man FRM Chief Investment Officer asks. Read More
Gender Diversity Outlook Grim for Hedge Fund Sector Private & Alternative Markets, Women in Finance Female hedge fund managers are performing equally well as their male peers, but find it harder to raise money. Read More
Is The New Wave of VC Here to Stay? Private & Alternative Markets, Women in Finance Venture capital pioneer Judith Smith looks back at the chequered history of VC in Australia and the renewed interest in the sector due to the tech boom. Read More
