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Letter to the Editor: TPA’s benefits are real, and accessible

Letter to the Editor: TPA’s benefits are real, and accessible

In a Letter to the Editor, Stefano Cavaglia and Donald Raymond argue the reported performance gains using TPA are not only plausible but that TPA-like strategies, such as applying an optimizing total portfolio overlay, can provide significant benefits without massive governance changes.

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Stiglitz: No global recovery without equal access to vaccines

Celebrated economist Joseph Stiglitz, University Professor at Columbia Business School, says the slowness in developing a comprehensive approach to debt in emerging markets and developing countries will result in a weaker global recovery. He urged for a restructuring of debt in a coordinated approach between the public and private sector.

Bridgewater’s Prince: Time to think differently in an MP3 world

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Changing priorities for infrastructure investors

Investors discuss how technological change and the new green economy is re-pricing assets in infrastructure, as well as the trend to substitute fixed income with infrastructure debt. But investors should not to lose sight of traditional infrastructure characteristics in their quest to tap new trends. Predictable cashflows and downside protection remain central. 

Examining the limits of modern portfolio theory

The definition of what it means to invest is changing, according to Jon Lukomnik and James P. Hawley, which means examining the limitations of the 75-year old legacy of modern portfolio theory.

CIO’s views on risk, cost and external partners revealed in annual survey

The latest annual CIO Sentiment Survey, a collaboration between Top1000funds.com and Casey Quirk, part of Deloitte Consulting, finds asset owners on track to hit return targets as risk on and active strategies reap rewards. Elsewhere, after consecutive years of cutting back on manager and consultant relationships, investors want more partners in 2021.

Future Fund sceptical on correlations

The Future Fund, Australia’s A$226 billion sovereign wealth fund, has embarked on an ambitious project instigated during the crisis which includes re-examining its investment assumptions, risk tolerance and the way it allocates capital. Amanda White talks to the fund’s new CIO, Sue Brake about where the fund will be allocating in the future including alternatives and active management.

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