Taiwan’s BLF still diversifying
From elevating the focus on multi-asset and alternatives allocations to expanding its roster of external managers, the Bureau of Labor Funds’ plans for 2018 are about diffusing the risk.
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CIO ready to leverage tech at IOOF
New IOOF chief investment officer Dan Farmer is looking to reduce correlated risk and diversify into alternative assets. To help achieve all this, he’s undertaking an ambitious software project.
Be clear on factor strategies’ benefits
Smart beta, factor indices and other products promise a middle ground between traditional passive and active. But they vary greatly, and investors need to take a hard look before adopting them.
Time for a globalisation rethink?
There is growing recognition that globalisation has a downside. But whether they are mitigated, or continue on the current course, investors should be looking to safeguard their portfolios.
AP1 to up leverage, factor exposure
AP1 has its sights on broader, more efficient diversification, with plans to intensify its focus on derivatives and shake up its approach to hedge funds. We spoke to CIO, Mikael Angberg.
If the gold asset fits, wear it
The debate over gold’s value as a financial asset will always be intense. But investors should look past the rhetoric to the evidence, when making a decision about whether it’s right for their po
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