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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NZ Super cuts benchmark return expectation on US valuation concerns

NZ Super cuts benchmark return expectation on US valuation concerns

A view that the US stock market is overvalued and equity risk premia will be lower over the long term has driven New Zealand Super to lower the return expectations for its reference portfolio following its recent five-yearly review of the benchmark. Co-chief investment officer Brad Dunstan also flags underweight commodity exposure as an area to address and explains why the fund remains sceptical of illiquidity premia despite seeing a growing case for private markets.

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Kotkin talks transition, Ukraine war and western resilience

In a sweeping discussion at FIS Maastricht, Professor Stephen Kotkin argues that Ukraine still has a long fight ahead, China has learnt economic strangulation and diplomatic coercion are a better strategy than invasion in Taiwan - and the west must invest more in its financial systems, military alliances and society.

FIS Maastricht 2022 – Photo Gallery

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SDGs remain the roadmap out of crisis

APG's Claudia Kruse reflects that the climate emergency, COVID and conflict has put SDG delivery at risk. But the SDGs remain the best roadmap out of crisis and the investor's Asset Owner Platform has become an important tool supporting its quest to invest with impact.

Why investors should harness the power of the artworld

Investors have much to learn from the art world that goes beyond just investing in art for a return, or adorning their office walls with beautiful pictures.

Why real estate investors can forge ahead in quest to cut emissions

Real estate investors are in prime position to cut emissions with the support of benchmarks and standards and a collective voice.

Asset owners mull correlation and pricing risk

Investors at NEST, PGB and SWIB note the challenges of investing in a high inflationary market, particularly given inflation’s impact on the correlation between bonds and equities and discuss strategies for dealing with different environments including stagflation.

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