Factors Underwater Factors, Quant & Systematic, Opinion Traditional factor portfolios have had a tough time before and during the pandemic. This is an excellent opportunity for the industry to accelerate its innovation toward alternative data and AI. Read More
Episode 33: Vanguard’s Gus Sauter Gus Sauter is the former Chief Investment Officer of Vanguard for 10 years and was instrumental in the company’s venture into exchange traded funds. He talks to [i3] Insights editor Wouter Klijn about his early career, Jack Bogle’s questioning of ETFs and his current role as adviser to Australian pension fund Sunsuper. Podcast overview Gus […] Read More
Episode 32: Author Simon Russell Simon Russell is a specialist in the area of behavioural finance and decision making processes in asset management. He is the author of the book: ‘Cyborg – How to Optimally Integrate Human and Machine Investment Decision-Making’. In this podcast, he speaks with Daniel Grioli about psychology, how to deal with noise and gaps in our […] Read More
[i3] Podcast Transcription: Brian Singer MarketFox columnist Daniel Grioli speaks with Global Macro investor Brian Singer about his time working for Gary Brinson, his views on mean reversion, the essence of dynamic asset allocation and the attributes of a good investor. This is the transcription of the interview. To listen to the podcast, please click here. Daniel: Welcome to another edition […] Read More
Episode 31: Castran Gilbert’s Paul Castran Paul Castran is a Senior Consultant with Australian real estate firm Castran Gilbert. He is a veteran of the industry, having conducted over 2,000 auctions. In this frank interview, Paul looks back on his career, the Australian real estate market with its ups but also its downs and answers some tricky questions about the business, […] Read More
Episode 29: ANU’s Geoff Warren Geoff Warren is Associate Professor at the Australian National University and a former asset manager. He has done extensive research on equity fund capacity, insourcing asset management functions and investing for the long term. [i3] Insights editor Wouter Klijn speaks with Geoff about his past and upcoming research. Overview Geoff Warren podcast: 2:00 Why switch […] Read More
Episode 30: Pzena’s Rich Pzena Richard ‘Rich’ Pzena is the founder and Chief Investment Officer of Pzena Investment Management, a value-style investment firm. Unlike what some investors believe, technological disruption is not destroying value-style investing, but is creating opportunities for them, Rich says. This because history tells us that ultimately it is the incumbent that benefits from innovation, not ‘the […] Read More
Episode 28: JANA’s John Coombe In this podcast, MarketFox columnist Daniel Grioli speaks to John Coombe, executive director with asset consultant JANA. John is one of Australia’s most respected asset consultants, advising some of the largest pension funds in the country. He is known for his outspoken, but always insightful comments and this time is no different. He speaks about […] Read More
Reimagining Due Diligence Editorial As we are faced by severe travel restrictions, video conferencing has been widely embraced as the preferred method for conducting meetings. But will it ever replace face-to-face interaction? This question is especially important when it comes to signing off on new investment mandates. Read More
Episode 27: TAG’s Tim Hodgson Tim Hodgson is Head of the Thinking Ahead Group, a pension and asset management think tank originally established by Willis Towers Watson with the aim to tackle some of the systemic problems within the industry. As it works towards creating better outcomes, not just for its clients but also for society as a whole, the […] Read More