Is the Future of Fund Management Direct to Consumer? InnovationAs fund managers face increasing cost pressures from governments, regulators and institutional investors alike, the future of this industry might be in engaging directly with the end investors. OpenInvest’s Andrew Varlamos believes technology will be the ultimate enabler of this vision. Read More
Editorial – Adventures in Cryptoland Editorial, Innovation, Private & Alternative MarketsOpinions on the sense of investing in cryptocurrencies are divided, so we decided to run a live experiment and see what a small investment in cryptocurrencies would involve. Read More
HESTA Eyes Fundamental Aus Equities Asset Allocation & Strategy, Asset Owners, Equities, Women in FinanceAustralian 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
Clarifying Sustainability Asset Allocation & StrategyHow deep do you look into a company to determine it is a sustainable business? Looking at the primary product is a good start, Hamish Chamberlayne of Janus Henderson says. Read More
Survival = Risk Management MarketFoxIn your approach to risk management, are you truly managing risk or are you minimising regret? Read More
Asset Allocation is Key at VicSuper Asset Allocation & Strategy, Asset OwnersVicSuper CIO Andrew Howard has positioned the fund’s portfolio to deal with low growth and higher volatility. “I’ll happily accept a lower return than what we might have received from real assets over the last 10 years to ensure we have enough ballast in our portfolio to deliver a smoother pattern of returns.” Read More
The Confusion about Debt and Inflation Economics, Fixed IncomeThe relationship between debt and inflation is often misunderstood and this can affect how you read economic trends, Macquarie’s Dean Stewart says. Read More
The Science of Hedging Asset Allocation & Strategy, Asset OwnersIn the past, the decision about how to hedge has sometimes involved a bit of an educated guess, but a new paper aims to create rigour around this process. Read More
The Inherent Complexity of Investment Problems Asset Allocation & StrategyFinding solutions to complex problems is often not about more information, as we do in statistics, but about finding novel ways to combine existing information, Professor Carsten Murowski says. Unfortunately, this is where computers fail miserably. Read More
