I chat with Alexander, CEO at Rebellion Research, on stock selection, portfolio construction and his passion for teaching.
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Portfolios built for the old world will be severely tested as emerging forces rewrite the rules of investing. The Fiduciary Investors Symposium heard that geopolitical and macroeconomic upheaval, together with the disruption wrought by AI, should force asset owners to rethink the structure and composition of portfolios.
The past 20 years have seen large pools of capital become larger, more global and diversified across asset classes. The Fiduciary Investors Symposium heard how Bridgewater Associates is allocating capital and resources to meet this shifting paradigm and why investors can’t try to bet on certain geographic regions overperforming.
In a wide-ranging discussion at the Fiduciary Investors Symposium at Oxford, CFA Institute chief executive Margaret Franklin, and global head of content at WTW Roger Urwin, examined some of the challenges the investment industry faces and the need for evolution.
At the October investment committee meeting for the Teachers Retirement System of the City of New York, TRS' Tax Deferred Annuity Programme trustees heard how lower quality stocks are outperforming the broad market in what is commonly referred to as a “junk rally.”
The UK government has announced plans to speed up LGPS pooling, forcing local authority pension funds to pool their assets and delegate investment strategy to larger asset pools. The government also wants DC schemes to merge. Top1000funds.com spoke to industry executives about the proposals.
BCI's global head of ESG, Jennifer Coulson, explains why there is no magic bullet for engagement, making it critical for investors to take a multi-faceted approach and reinforce the same outcomes with both corporates and policymakers.
In a region as diverse as Asia investors can lean in and take advantage of inefficiencies and inconsistencies around growth, central bank policy and diverse regulatory regimes; and asset owners in the region are increasingly finding active management, across all asset classes, optimises returns and reduces risk. Top1000funds.com investigates.
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