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Opinion

Dangers, and opportunities, lie ahead

Against a backdrop of geopolitical tumult, Mercer’s Phil Edwards outlines four developments investors will need to consider when building and adjusting their portfolios for the year ahead.

Phil EdwardsJanuary 27, 2017

FIS Yale 2016

Better balance your beta

The most important thing investors can do given the investment environment is to balance their beta to account for the wide range of potential outcomes, says Greg Jensen, Bridgewater co-CIO.

Amanda WhiteNovember 9, 2016

Editorial

Finance industry resting on its laurels

The finance industry has relied on its low barriers to entry, high fees and complex language that has created enduring principal/agent problems that restrict transparency and accountability.

Amanda WhiteSeptember 2, 2016

Asset Allocation

SWIB sits out the long winter

SWIB is in unprecedented territory with half of the fund’s assets in passive strategies. But it is building a portfolio of hedge funds and an internally managed, multi-asset division.

Sarah RundellApril 15, 2016

Opinion

How to be more opportunistic

With proper governance, Mercer suggests the best way to create value is to establish an internal process to evaluate and capture market opportunities and give external managers more flexibility.

Anthony BrownMarch 24, 2016

Uncategorised posts

Income the key dimension

Risk should be defined as the inability to meet retirement income goals, so investors and their managers should forget alpha and other “distractions”, according to David Booth.

Amanda WhiteMarch 16, 2016

Opinion

Dangers, and opportunities, lie ahead

FIS Yale 2016

Better balance your beta

Editorial

Finance industry resting on its laurels

Asset Allocation

SWIB sits out the long winter

Opinion

How to be more opportunistic

Uncategorised posts

Income the key dimension

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