Darcy Song, Author at Top1000funds.com

FIS Oxford 2025

Allocators seek out new portfolio tools expecting higher inflation

Asset allocators are seeking new ways to optimise portfolios beyond using the historic mean variance tools in the face of higher and more volatile inflation expectations. That can mean moving from SAA to a TPA, which is often a challenging task, but a new context demands modern investment frameworks.

Darcy SongNovember 20, 2025

FIS Oxford 2025

Investors face ‘economic paradigm vacuum’ post-neoliberalism

The global economy is running in a “paradigm vacuum” as the classical theories of marginal change, equilibrium and rational markets are breaking down. Amid the void, University of Oxford professor Eric Beinhocker said investors must seek new economic tools that reflect how the world actually works.

Darcy SongNovember 18, 2025

FIS Oxford 2025

Opportunities and pitfalls for LPs using AI in private markets

Asset owners have a wide selection of artificial intelligence tools that product providers tout as enhancements to their unlisted investment process, but leading private markets academic Ludovic Phalippou said the reality is not that simple. Not only can AI make mistakes, it can also be tricked.

Darcy SongNovember 18, 2025

FIS Oxford 2025

The case for Bitcoin as a store-of-value asset in pension portfolios

Many asset owners are hesitant to invest fiduciary capital into cryptocurrencies due to their perceived volatility and uncertain fundamentals, but Australian pension fund AMP Super, which has bought into Bitcoin via its DAA program, argued that they could be an emerging store-of-value asset comparable to gold.

Darcy SongNovember 11, 2025

FIS Oxford 2025

LP demands for bespoke solutions define new era for private managers

Private asset managers can expect to work harder for LP capital as allocators increasingly look for more bespoke, flexible structures that meet their changing needs around liquidity, fee and types of exposures. Investors at FIS Oxford unpack how they approach manager relationships in the new era of private investments.

Darcy SongNovember 10, 2025

FIS Oxford 2025

Chasing market swings a ‘loser’s game’ for active managers: Loomis Sayles

Aziz Hamzaogullari, chief investment officer of growth equity strategies at Loomis Sayles, has urged active investors to focus on long-term consumer and enterprise demands, warning that chasing short-term market moods and toggling between “risk-on” and “risk-off” positions is ultimately a “loser’s game”.

Darcy SongNovember 7, 2025

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FIS Oxford 2025

Allocators seek out new portfolio tools expecting higher inflation

FIS Oxford 2025

Investors face ‘economic paradigm vacuum’ post-neoliberalism

FIS Oxford 2025

Opportunities and pitfalls for LPs using AI in private markets

FIS Oxford 2025

The case for Bitcoin as a store-of-value asset in pension portfolios

FIS Oxford 2025

LP demands for bespoke solutions define new era for private managers

FIS Oxford 2025

Chasing market swings a ‘loser’s game’ for active managers: Loomis Sayles

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