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
In Search of Temperament Final – Measuring Success MarketFoxThis is the sixth and final instalment in our series on the ideal investor temperament. So far we’ve considered curiosity and flexibility, contrarianism, patience, self-awareness and self-control and probabilistic thinking. This post is all about how the best investors measure success and how they treat others. What’s Your Scorecard? You might think that successful investors […] Read More
NZ Super Maps Capabilities of Partners Asset Owners, Women in FinanceNew 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
Soft Brexit Could See London Offices Take Off Real EstateReal estate markets have not priced in the likelihood of a soft Brexit, or even a no-Brexit, which could potentially see growth in UK commercial real estate rather than a contraction, according to Nuveen. Read More
Future Fund Appoints Sue Brake in Deputy CIO Role Asset Allocation & Strategy, Women in FinanceAustralia’s sovereign wealth fund, the Future Fund, has appointed Sue Brake as Deputy Chief Investment Officer, Portfolio Strategy. In this role, Brake will report to Chief Investment Officer Raphael Arndt. Brake will lead the Future Fund’s Portfolio Strategy function, which is responsible for undertaking macroeconomic and capital markets research and blending this with the bottom-up […] Read More
Moral Hazard in China is Breaking: Fidelity Emerging MarketsThe Chinese government’s willingness to let private companies default on their debt is a sign of a maturing domestic market and helps price debt issuances more accurately, according to Fidelity International. Bryan Collins, Head of Asian Fixed Income at Fidelity, argues the corporate bond market in China is still relatively young and when the first […] Read More
No Westerner Really Understands China: Pearce Asset Owners, Emerging MarketsOut of all Australian Chief Investment Officers, John Pearce, CIO of Unisuper, is probably best placed to have a view on China. But his insights are not what you might expect. Read More
The Impact of Small Funds Asset Allocation & StrategySometimes it pays off for a pension fund to be small and nimble and one area where this is a clear advantage is in impact investing. Read More
In Search of Temperament V – Probabilistic Thinking MarketFoxOur exploration of the ideal investor temperament continues with our fifth post in this series. We’ll focus on the reasons why investors need to think probabilistically and how to do it Read More
