Alexander Fleiss: Humility and mean reversion

I chat with Alexander, CEO at Rebellion Research, on stock selection, portfolio construction and his passion for teaching.

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Public equity manager challenges the case for private

Public equity manager challenges the case for private

Loomis Sayles’ Aziz Hamzaogullari has questioned whether asset allocators are giving private equity more credit than it is worth, saying the case for investing in PE rests on flawed return measurement, hidden risks and high fees and that public equities should be treated with the same “patience” that PE receives.

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Fearless girl: Is finance making progress?

Visible positioning on the inclusion of women in financial services is now the norm. But the number of women who are CFA Institute members globally – often seen as a proxy for the industry – is just 19 per cent. So, what else can be done to further improve diversity?

Montreal’s TCC: When a different world view pays off

Montreal-based Trans Canada Capital fuses its pension fund roots with the ethos of a relative value hedge fund for a unique investment approach that hunts uncorrelated alpha across the entire portfolio. Sarah Rundell speaks to two senior portfolio managers about their unique approach.

The problem with UK government pressure on pension funds to diversify

UK politicians are urging the country's pension funds to invest less in Gilts and more in riskier and complex assets including young UK companies, and infrastructure. Railpen's John Greaves, head of investment strategy and research explains the various problems with the plan.

SWIB talks active equity as a Best Ideas portfolio takes off

Susan Schmidt, head of public equities at SWIB, talks about the fund's new Best Ideas portfolio. Despite technology's reach and market efficiencies, there is still ample room for a fundamental approach where human skill and a unique investment culture find mispriced opportunities.

As Japan’s GPIF builds out PE, new research flags measurement method

For investors struggling to develop better ways to measure private equity fund performance, researchers at the giant Japanese fund, GPIF, suggest an alternative measurement model that compares private and public assets more accurately.

APFC mulls self evaluation and more board members in governance revamp

In a recent board meeting, trustees at APFC heard from governance experts on the importance of self evaluation; why rules around trustee contact with investment staff are important and how more board members could support oversight at the sovereign wealth fund.

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