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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Border to Coast hunts strategic partners as private markets set to surge

Border to Coast hunts strategic partners as private markets set to surge

The UK’s LGPS pool, £120 billion ($161 billion) Border to Coast, is hunting for strategic relationships with asset managers and global asset owners as it prepares to invest £40 billion in private markets. Chief executive Rachel Elwell speaks to Top1000funds.com about the fund's approach to finding long-term partnerships in the market.

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The US Inflation Reduction Act Is Driving Clean-Energy Investment One Year

Key Takeaways The US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which marked its first anniversary in August, is driving investment in clean energy with a broad range of tax incentives. A total of 280 clean energy projects have been announced across 44 US states in the IRA’s first year, representing $282 billion of investment. Companies discussing the

Forces of Change: Investing in a World of Cyclical and Structural Drivers

Key Takeaways A blend of cyclical fluctuations and structural forces are driving economies and markets. These factors can serve as important reference points to guide investment decisions. To ensure long-term success, we see opportunities for investors to position their portfolios on the right side of structural changes, including higher mean level of interest rates through

UK trustees should challenge advisors but government needs to lead change

UK trustees need to do more to hold advisors to account, says MNOPF trustee Rory Murphy who argues consolidation of the country's pension assets and more investment in alternatives will require a transformation of how the entire sector is managed.

Why Textron isn’t investing in private credit

Renowned contrarian investor Charles Van Vleet, CIO of the $10 billion corporate pension fund for US aerospace and defence giant Textron explains why he favours private equity over private credit.

IPERS’ three-pronged approach to active risk: Portable alpha, TAA and ARP

CIO of Iowa Public Employees Retirement System, Siriam Lakshminarayanan, explains its approach to active risk and why portable alpha, alternative risk premium, and tactical asset allocation make a good, three-pronged strategy.

Israel joins European standouts with highest rating in Mercer pension index

For the third consecutive year the retirement income systems of The Netherlands, Iceland and Denmark were given the highest rating in the Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension index, with Israel also joining the top rank this year.

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