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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Investors take credit in Say on Pay reform
Investor action through letters and company dialogue has resulted in more than 40 companies in the US, including Goldman Sachs, State Street, BNY Mellon and Conoco, agreeing to implement Say on Pay reform, according to Timothy Smith, senior vice president, Walden Asset Management who recently coordinated a letter signed by investors including CalPERS chief investment
Dutch pension schemes show relative conservatism
Dutch pension schemes have the highest allocation to bonds, with an average weighting of 48 per cent, while US and UK funds favour equities, according to the 2010 Towers Watson global pension assets study. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Farmland comes of age for pension funds
As a relatively new and untapped asset class, farmland remains mysterious to some institutional investors. Greg Bright spoke to Charmion McBride, chief operating officer of Insight Investment, an affiliate manager of BNY Mellon Asset Management, about the benefits of the asset class which include uncorrelated returns and SRI considerations. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Australian Future Fund favours hedge funds
The A$66 billion ($58.8 billion) Australian Future Fund has tapped its cash portfolio to increase its exposure to alternatives, with cash dropping from 46 to 15 per cent in the past year, including an estimated allocation of $3.7 billion to three hedge fund managers in the fourth quarter of last year. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1
Appalled in Greenwich Connecticut
Managing and founding principal of AQR Capital Management, Cliff Asness, responds to President Obama’s call to limit the size and power of America’s banks. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Why institutions bypass hedge FoFs
More first-time investors in hedge funds are allocating to the strategies directly, rather than choosing hedge fund-of-funds (hedge FoFs), as investment talent circulates among institutions and investors observe the passive approach that many hedge FoFs apply to their portfolios. Simon Ruddick, managing director of hedge fund consultancy Albourne Partners spoke with Simon Mumme about this
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