Campbell Harvey: Factor investing beyond the snake oil

I chat with Campbell, Professor of Finance at Duke University, on the future of quantitative finance, academic journals, model fitting and the intellectual fallacies within inference.

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What comes next for US-China relations

What comes next for US-China relations

Investors should expect more friction between Washington and Beijing over technology and Taiwan in the years ahead, according to Jake Sullivan, former national security advisor to Vice President Biden during the Obama administration. Meanwhile, the rise of middle powers is a geopolitical theme to watch.

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CIOs’ predictions for 2024

In a year forecast to be volatile, and with the spectre of recession still very much on the cards, Top1000funds.com finds CIOs exploring new strategies, paring back on active equity, investing in technology and wrestling with the many disparate approaches to sustainability.

The best of 2023

In 2023, readers embraced our in-depth analysis and Investor Profiles as we continue our quest for a deeper understanding of institutional investment best practice and driving the industry to produce better outcomes for stakeholders. Below is a look at the most popular stories of 2023.

Helmsley meets new managers as it hunts for different strategies

Helmsley Charitable Trust is meeting new investment managers on the hunt for new exposures and allocations in the new economic regime. On the eve of her departure Rosalind Hewsenian explains how she approaches new manager relationships.

Japanese corporate pension funds navigate uncharted waters

Fixed income, once a stabilising force for asset-rich Japanese corporate pension funds, now struggles to counter stock and currency volatility. Japanese investors are reducing fixed income, and heavily diversifying their portfolio as high currency hedging costs prompt caution, seeking shelter in short-term strategies amid uncertainties surrounding global central bank policies.

Japan’s trifecta of challenges

After 18 years working with Japan’s leading pension funds and asset managers Chris Battaglia, president of the Global Fiduciary Symposium in Japan, is well placed to observe the pressures on the country’s retirement system and observes its evolution. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

日本の企業年金、資産運用先を模索 非伝統的資産に「活路」

日本の企業年金基金が資産運用先を模索している。足元で国内金利は上昇してきたものの、債券投資は日銀の政策修正による金利上昇(価格下落)リスクが大きい。外債は為替ヘッジコストが高すぎる。「運用難」の中、一部の基金は、オルタナティブやクレジットなど非伝統的資産に活路を見出そうとしている。 mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

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