In this month’s Financial Analysts Journal, Tyler Cowen professor of economics at George Mason University, Virginia makes sense of the current financial crisis by drawing on some of Fischer Black’s ideas.
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A Simple Theory of the Financial Crisis; or, Why Fischer Black Still Matters
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Veni, vidi, vici
Five Italian university students have won the prestigious CFA Institute Global Investment Research Challenge, beating more than 2,500 students from more than 500 universities worldwide to take out the $10,000 prize.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Californian funds look through 3D to diversify boards
The two large Californian public funds, CalPERS and CalSTRS, recently collaborated to help develop a new digital resource dedicated to finding untapped diverse talent to serve on corporate boards. Director of corporate governance at CalSTRS, Anne Sheehan (pictured), discusses the need for such a resource, and why collaboration is such a key component of corporate
CalPERS commits to defined benefit
A set of 12 federal legislative policy priorities adopted by the board of CalPERS underpins the fund’s commitment to preserving defined benefit plans, and positions the fund firmly in the defined benefit camp in the debate over pension design.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Derivatives cut both ways … even in experienced hands
There is still a degree of bad taste in the mouths of trustees when it comes to the use of derivatives in pension fund management, but some funds that have embraced the investment tools, such as HOOPP in Canada, are now reaping the benefits. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
European challenges inflate allocation concerns
Investors’ increasing expectation of inflation risk in Europe, coupled with monetary policy implementation challenges at the European Central Bank, is an argument for a greater allocation to strategies that perform well in inflationary markets, according to a research note by AQR Capital Management.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
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