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Modern portfolio theory drives Volkswagen Stiftung

The €2.3-billion ($3-billion) assets at the Volkswagen charitable foundation in Germany are powered by portfolio theory and diversification. The foundation is so keen on modern portfolio theory that its founder Harry Markowitz gets a mention in its annual report. Chief investment officer Dieter Lehmann says he is sure “that his correlation analysis isn’t correct at […]
Dan BillinghamDecember 7, 2012
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Modern portfolio theory, risk and fiduciary duty

It was only a few decades ago that trustees in many jurisdictions were restricted from investing in certain assets. Fiduciary duty has evolved as the thinking about investments has changed. This is true, then, of how trustees should be applying fiduciary duty to current day investment challenges, including systemic risk and climate change risk. Ed […]
Amanda WhiteAugust 8, 2012
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