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Analysis of Bitcoin’s historical trading behaviour shows it has exchange rate volatility an order of magnitude higher than the volatilities of widely used currencies, undermining its usefulness as a unit of account or a store of value. Bitcoin’s daily exchange rates exhibit virtually zero correlation with bona fide currencies, making it useless for risk management
Norwegian-French property liaison
The Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global and AXA Real Estate will form a real estate joint venture, with the sovereign wealth fund committing €702.5 million ($1.01 billion) for a 50 per cent investment in seven Parisian properties.
Russell Investment Manager Outlook
The market is no longer undervalued, according to the views of more than 200 funds managers in the September Russell Investment Manager Survey, which among other things found that 54 per cent of managers believe the US equity market is now fairly valued.
Bridgewater: The complexity of assessing corporate decarbonization
The ambiguity of forward-looking assessments and the complexity of engaging with the highest emitters are some of the big challenges asset owners face in decarbonising their portfolios
Alberta takes axe to investment culture
Since taking up the role of chief executive at the Alberta Investment Management Company, Leo De Bever has implemented a cultural change that has been both dramatic and fast – including halving the workforce and then tripling it. He spoke with Amanda White about how those changes have affected the investment mindset of the organisation.
Kellogg Foundation invests with hedge funds using AI to write algorithms
Innovation at the Kellogg Foundation includes investing with a handful of cutting edge quant hedge fund managers that are using machines rather than people to figure out the algorithms. CIO Carlos Rangel also explains why he thinks hybrid rather than electric cars have emerged as the realistic, mass market solution.
The value in Taiwan: the key may be turning
The key to value investing is not buying cheap. Anyone can do that. It’s buying at a time when the value inside is about to be unlocked.
Economist’s warning: the past can’t help this time
One of the US’ most renowned economists, Martin Feldstein, Professor of Economics at Harvard University, warns the recovery may be here but it looks very different to past recoveries. He spoke to Amanda White about his outlook for developed and emerging markets.
ATP says its investment strategy is ready for however the world turns
As many investors face the current uncertainty gripping world markets, ATP chief investment officer Henrik Jepsen says the Danish fund is well positioned to handle the current volatility.
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