Insights

Editorial – Hayne’s Roadmap to Governance

Tesla Model 3 is Brilliant, but very Californian: Grantham

Asset Allocation & Strategy

GMO’s Jeremy Grantham says his new Tesla Model 3 is brilliant, but also has some suggestions for improvement.

Fintech – Beyond the Buzzwords

Asset Allocation & Strategy

Despite all the hype, current developments in Fintech will lead to some pretty significant changes to the investment industry and the global economy, Pranay Gupta says.

An Ode to Crowding

Equities, Factors, Quant & Systematic, Risk and Regulation

Investors should learn to love crowding, Wells Fargo’s Wai Lee says.

In Search of Temperament III – Patience

Behavioural Finance, MarketFox

Patience is a critical attribute of successful investors, but facing pressure from clients or colleagues is not always easy.

NASFund CIO Cleared of Charge

Asset Allocation & Strategy

David Brown, the CIO of PNG’s national pension fund NASFund, has been cleared of all charges against him after the Court found that no credible case had been produced against him.

UTOS – A Tribute to Justina Sau

Asset Allocation & Strategy, Asset Owners, 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.

[i3] Insights Year in Review – Podcasting

Editorial

In March this year, [i3] Insights published its very first podcast in partnership with MarketFox columnist Daniel Grioli. In this article, we look back at our experience so far.

In Search of Temperament II – Contrarianism

Behavioural Finance, MarketFox

In this second instalment of the series on investor sentiment, MarketFox columnist Daniel Grioli delves deep into the mindset of contrarian investors.

To Time or not to Time Factors?

Factors, Quant & Systematic

It has sometimes been portrayed as the Battle of the Quants. For some years now, AQR founder Cliff Asness and Research Affiliates founder Rob Arnott have been at loggerheads over the question of whether you can time factors or not. And it is a question that has occupied the minds of many asset owners, not […]