The Problem with Factor Investing Asset Allocation & Strategy, Women in Finance Factor 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
The Search for Green Income ESG, Women in Finance The sectors with the highest median dividend payout ratios are also those that include the largest polluters. Is it possible to build an income strategy that takes ESG into account? Read More
A Grim Outlook for Emerging Market Countries Emerging Markets, Women in Finance Emerging markets looking to become the next manufacturing hub could miss out on the shift of cheap labour due to automation. 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
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
Funds Management Models for Superannuation Asset Allocation & Strategy, Asset Owners, Chief Investment Officers, Women in Finance Former State Super CIO Lisebeth Rasmussen has seen in-house asset management fall in and out of favour. In this article she gives her views on the matter. Read More
Mitigating Risks without Distraction at CalSTRS Asset Owners, Factors, Quant & Systematic, Innovation, Women in Finance CalSTRS Portfolio Manager Carrie Lo explains why the fund has added a risk mitigating asset class to the portfolio. Read More
Engagement Can Be a Source of Alpha ESG, Women in Finance Engagement should lead to better outcomes, but is it a source of alpha? Read More
The Curious Case of Lehman Sisters Risk and Regulation, Women in Finance If it is true that, on average, women have a lower individual risk tolerance than men, then what about senior female executives in a corporate setting? Read More
