The Potential Pinch of the Royal Commission Economics, Fixed Income & Credit, Risk and Regulation, Women in Finance If 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, MarketFox Do 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
Does Factor Investing Work in Private Markets? Factors, Quant & Systematic BlackRock’s Andrew Ang believes that ultimately all investment returns can be explained by factors. But you would be wrong to think this means you can package each asset class neatly up into an exchange-traded fund. Read More
HK Shows Careful Optimism on Annuities Asset Allocation & Strategy, Retirement This month the Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation will launch lifetime annuities for retirees. Schroders took the pulse of Hong Kong’s residents to see how enthusiastic they are about these products. Read More
It is Time to Move Beyond ESG Asset Allocation & Strategy, ESG, Women in Finance Louise Lew from Willis Towers Watson and Ken Liow from Obsidian Capital argue that looking at ESG risks in isolation might make your portfolio vulnerable to unintended risks. Read More
Is Mean Reversion Dead? Economics In the current climate, mean-reversion doesn’t seem to work as it should, but is it dead? We ask global macro investor Brian Singer. Read More
What Trait Psychology Tells Us about Factor Investing Factors, Quant & Systematic, MarketFox MarketFox columnist Daniel Grioli looks at the similarities in statistical methods between trait psychology and factor investing, and considers what this might tell us about our investment framework. Read More
The Meaning of Cash Editorial One of the great aspects of my job is that I get to pick the brains of some very smart and passionate investors. It is their generosity with ideas and time that helps me produce relevant content. We try to give back to the industry by creating a confidential environment for open discussion between peers […] Read More
Sunsuper Discusses Partnership Program Asset Owners, Innovation Sunsuper has lift the hood on its partnership program and the results are surprising to say the least. Read More
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