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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Nebraska ups global equity; navigates ESG wild fires
Nebraska Investment Council is upping exposure to active global equity and is poised to discuss increasing its private equity next year. Elsewhere, the NIC is navigating ESG wildfires as Nebraska's policy makers question passive manager BlackRock.
Denmark’s ATP defends risk parity despite worst loss ever
Mikkel Svenstrup, CIO of Danish fund ATP, defends risk parity despite posting the worst results in the fund's history.
Crypto not suitable for fiduciaries, but opportunities in underlying tech
Cryptocurrencies do not live up to the investment hype and offer nothing but enormous volatility to institutional portfolios, according to PGIM’s mega-trend research team.
LGPS Central balances internal management vs net of fees performance
Mike Weston, CEO of LGPS Central is spearheading a push into illiquid and inflation proof assets. Although Central is all set up to manage assets internally, the latest batch of mandates will be externally managed reflecting the asset manager's strict guidance around net of fees performance.
Warnings increase as rising rates puts LDI under strain
The number of warning voices increases as rising interest rates puts pressure on LDI strategies, forcing more pension funds to sell assets to maintain leverage levels.
NEST comes of age
The fast-growing UK DC fund, NEST, is reviewing its objectives and so how it allocates assets. Amanda White spoke to deputy CIO, Elizabeth Fernando about the implications for investments.
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