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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Florida goes truly global after investment restructure
The Florida Retirement System has restructured its investments with a move to combine its US and international equities portfolios into one global strategy. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Why your portfolio should be 50% emerging markets
Most fiduciary investors underweight emerging markets. This is because when they talk about an “investable” universe, they really mean whatever’s “easy to invest in”, argues Jerome Booth, head of research at Ashmore Investment Management. The recipient of China’s first post-Communist asset sale to a foreign investor, Booth recommends investors take the radical step of investing
Back room analysts come to the fore post-crisis
The global financial crisis has underscored the importance of being able to analyse the risk and return characteristics of all investments, but in particular alternatives and unlisted assets. Greg Bright spoke with Christopher Ward, vice president of Boston-based State Street Investment Analytics, about recent trends. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Mercer boosts capabilities for Asian push
Mercer Investment Consulting has boosted its pan-Asian capabilities by shifting its regional head from Sydney to Singapore and with a plan to expand its Mercer Sentinel implementation unit. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Greece “no problem” for leveraged loan investors: Alcentra
Problems beings faced by banks in Spain, Portugal and Greece should not unduly worry investors in the general leveraged loan market in the UK and Europe, according to at least one experienced fund manager. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Consultants getting active on new ways to pay external managers
A funds management fee which starts from a low base but ratchets up or down annually according to performance since mandate inception has been floated by Mercer as an alternative fee model. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
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