Risk Management

The logic against investing in handguns

There is a rational basis for not putting assets into handgun producers but emotions and politics cloud the issue. Judging the case on facts and figures, not dogma, makes the choice clear.

Peter KraneveldJune 13, 2018

Australia’s QIC gets real about risk

As the era of double-digit returns winds down, Jim Christensen, head of the $65 billion Queensland Government-owned firm, is having the hard conversations with clients about expectations.

Amanda WhiteJune 11, 2018

Top of mind for 2018

Compiling lists for the new year can improve focus and even help reduce anxiety. Here are five factors The Thinking Ahead Institute expects to influence investment over the next 12 months.

Marisa HallJanuary 17, 2018

A more realistic look at risk

The University of California’s Rick Bookstaber argues that risk management should move from static equations to more realistic models in which outcomes depend on multiple agents.

Amanda WhiteOctober 6, 2017

OTPP: an innovator’s tale

OTPP is “on the cusp of unleashing a whole brand new level of innovation in the organisation that has not seen in the past 15 years."

Amanda WhiteJune 15, 2017

Mercer’s seven tools for risk management reflect evolving landscape

Mercer Investments is using its deep insurance and environmental, social and governance (ESG) skills, contacts and processes to evolve its tools for advising clients on investment risk assessment, analysis and reporting – a move that reflects the evolving landscape for risk faced by investors. Partner and global head of responsible investment at Mercer, Jane Ambachtsheer, […]

Amanda WhiteNovember 25, 2015

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The logic against investing in handguns

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Australia’s QIC gets real about risk

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Top of mind for 2018

FIS MIT 2017

A more realistic look at risk

Investor Profile

OTPP: an innovator’s tale

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