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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Does your portfolio have bad breadth? Choosing essential betas
In this article, Ed Peters, co-director of global macro at First Quadrant, Ed Peters, examines what markets, or betas, are essential to fully diversitfy a global portfolio, while still achieving long-term goals; and how breadth is often confused with diversification. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Control shift in GP/LP dynamic: Cambridge Associates
In the headiness of the bull market, institutional investors generally took on more risk and enjoyed fewer rewards than alternatives managers. But the crisis has provided an opportunity for both counterparties to redefine the balance in the LP/GP relationship, in which institutions are entitled to demand a true alignment of interests on returns, lock-ups and
CalSTRS makes allocation changes at expense of equities
In the nine months to March 2009, the $111.6 billion US fund, CalSTRS has vastly altered its asset allocation, decreasing its equities allocation, with global equities now 6.8 per cent underweight the target allocation. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
$100b mismatch in private equity secondaries demand and supply
Recessions are traditionally considered a good time to invest in private equity, but liquidity constraints and the growth of unlisted assets within portfolios is causing pension funds to sit on the sideline. Sally Collier, London-based partner at global private equity fund of funds Pantheon Ventures, said there was a US$100 billion “mismatch” between the funds
Managing opportunities and risks: insights from the world’s largest institutional manager
Richard Lacaille, chief investment officer of the world’s largest institutional investment manager, State Street Global Advisors, spoke with Amanda White about the economy, when markets will turn and the asset allocation and strategies that will best take advantage of that. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Dynamic AA helps underfunded plans curb risk
Last week Russell Investments released new research arguing some pension plans should consider liability-responsive asset allocation – asset allocation that changes depending on the plan’s funded status. In this in-depth interview Amanda White explores the concept with one of the report’s authors, director of investment strategy, Bob Collie, including why until now such dynamic asset
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