My Lessons Learned from the GFC MarketFox, Risk and RegulationWith the Global Financial Crisis now a decade behind us, MarketFox columnist Daniel Grioli shares some of the most important lessons he learned from this cataclysmic event. Read More
Forget Big Data, It’s about Tiny Data: Two Sigma Factor Investing, InnovationSystematic investing today is about finding signals in lots of tiny data and you need humans to give it context, Two Sigma CEO says. Read More
TCorp Overhaul Permeates Foundations Asset Allocation, Risk and RegulationTCorp’s new structure places portfolio construction at the heart of its investment process, focusing on a whole-of-fund approach, CIO Stewart Brentnall says. Read More
Getting Machine Learning Back on Track Innovation, Private & Alternative MarketsQuantitative portfolio manager Tony Guida felt that the discussion on machine learning and AI was heading in the wrong direction and decided to do something about it: write a book with practical applications for investors. Read More
We are all Actors in the Play of Economics Behavioural Finance, EconomicsThe way we think and speak about investments shapes the industry we operate in, Tony Day says. The realisation that we are all actors in the play of economics should make us more aware of the importance of culture in setting an investment strategy. Read More
The Problem with Size Risk and RegulationAs sovereign wealth funds grow, their governance structure needs to be strengthened, but any change comes with its own set of risks, Dr Sung Cheng Chih, former Chief Risk Officer of GIC, says in an interview with [i3] Insights. Read More
The Changing Face of ESG ESGCAER Chief Executive Officer Julia Leske speaks with [i3] Insights about the changes she has seen in attitudes towards ESG issues over the 10 years she has been with the ESG research firm. Read More
The Potential Pinch of the Royal Commission Economics, Risk and RegulationIf one of the outcomes of the Royal Commission is for Australian banks to be required to strengthen their lending standards, it could cause housing credit growth to slow significantly, perhaps resulting in a credit crunch, Whitehelm Capital says Read More
What Trait Psychology Tells Us about Factor Investing – Part II Behavioural Finance, MarketFoxDo factors have explanatory power in investment returns or are they merely descriptive? This is an important difference because the first characteristic would give them predictive powers, while the second would merely reflect past performance. In this second part on trait psychology, MarketFox columnist Daniel Grioli looks for clues in criticism of this branch of psychology. Read More
