Taking Risk Parity In-house at PSERS Asset Allocation & Strategy, Asset Owners, Financial Crisis, Innovation, Women in Finance The US$ 55 billion Pennsylvanian pension fund PSERS embraced risk parity in an effort to address the asset allocation challenges laid bare by turmoil during the global financial crisis. Read More
HESTA Eyes Fundamental Aus Equities Asset Allocation & Strategy, Asset Owners, Chief Investment Officers, Equities, Women in Finance Australian pension fund HESTA is considering creating an internal fundamental Australian equities capability in an effort to address capacity constraints and drive company engagement. Read More
NZ Super Maps Capabilities of Partners Asset Owners, Pacific Region, Women in Finance New Zealand Super has mapped the expertise of its strategic partners against its research agenda in order to extract full value from its relationships. Read More
Future Fund Appoints Deputy CIO Asset Allocation & Strategy, Chief Investment Officers, Women in Finance The Future Fund appoints former Willis Towers Watson consultant Sue Brake as Deputy CIO. Read More
UTOS – A Tribute to Justina Sau Asset Owners, Pacific Region, Women in Finance Justina Sau, Chief Executive Officer of the Unit Trust of Samoa, passed away in October this year. In this article, we celebrate the life of an extraordinary business person and trailblazer for Samoan women. Read More
Securitisation and the Willingness to Repay Private & Alternative Markets, Women in Finance Securitisation was almost thrown out with the bathwater in the aftermath of the global financial crisis, as mortgage-backed securities (MBS) and collateralised debt obligations (CDO), containing sub-prime mortgages, almost brought down the financial system. But since then the securitisation market has undergone significant change, both in regulations and attitudes towards risk. And in a world […] Read More
February Didn’t Kill Crisis Alpha Financial Crisis, Innovation, Private & Alternative Markets, Women in Finance The Crisis Risk Offset approach to constructing portfolios has gained some popularity in the US in recent years, but the surprising performance of trend-following strategies in February this year led some people to question the approach. Kathryn Kaminski, who coined the term crisis alpha, examines the evidence. Read More
Diversity Pays Off: AXA IM Asset Allocation & Strategy, Women in Finance Diversity might actually be an investment signal. Companies with gender-diverse boards are likely to not only have higher profits than companies with less diversified boards, but are also better able to protect future profits, AXA IM says. Read More
The Physical Risks of Climate Change ESG, Women in Finance Institutional investors recognise climate change as one of the key long term risks, but many struggle to find a practical way to assess the impact on their investment portfolios. Looking at physical risk is one way to tackle the problem, DWS says. Read More
