I chat with Christina about her experiences starting her own firm dealing with high frequency trading strategies, and her observations about how high frequency strategies have evolved, where they are now, and where they may be going in the future.
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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Woodwell and Wellington talk climate risk
Woodwell Climate Research Center and Wellington Management talk about their shared climate change mitigation efforts.
Imperfect data no excuse for delaying net-zero commitments
Imperfect data, opaque third-party managers, and obtaining the necessary talent and tools are among the toughest challenges for investors as they navigate the path to net zero emissions by 2050.
Pictet warns of asset owners critical role ahead
Asset owners specialise in identifying pricing efficiencies, and therefore cannot ignore the implications of climate change in their risk metrics, says Laurent Ramsey, managing partner of two-century-old Swiss bank and financial services company, Pictet Group.
Impact demands complete portfolio redesign
Panellists speaking at Sustainability in Practice urge investors to redesign their portfolio building process to better understand the impact of their investments and achieve greater social and environmental stewardship.
Consumers driving impact integration
Growing transparency and the measurement of impact in portfolios is transforming the flow of capital in ways comparable to the introduction of auditing in the 1930s and the measurement of risk from the 1950s, says philanthropist and venture capitalist Sir Ronald Cohen.
OTPP: Positioning the fund for the next decade
Amanda White speaks with Ziad Hindo, chief investment officer of Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, about the risks and opportunities in the new investment environment, how agility, governance and risk management position it for success, and how it’s taking a big bet on the energy transition.
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