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.
Michael Pettis on China’s overinvestment paradox, and the Japan-style reckoning still to come
China's advanced infrastructure and ballooning debt are two sides of the same story, says Carnegie Endowment nonresident senior fellow Michael Pettis, who compares China's coming consumption-led rebalancing to Japan's in the 1980s. In conversation with Top1000funds.com Asia Pacific correspondent Darcy Song, Pettis unpacks what this means for institutional investors weighing China exposure over multi-decade horizons, and why he remains bearish on the country's outlook.
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IMCO reconsiders US exposure as geopolitical landscape shifts
The Investment Management Company of Ontario is re-evaluating its US exposure amid concerns over the ongoing trade war and growing US debt and deficits. In an interview with Top1000funds.com, CIO Rossitsa Stoyanova outlines how the fund continues to internalise with a focus on private assets.
Alpha at North Dakota: Tracking error key to portfolio construction
The $8 billion North Dakota Department of Trust Lands is rolling out a core-satellite approach to portfolio construction in a bid to control tracking errors. But CIO Frank Mihail explains that in some asset classes like infrastructure, the process is more complicated.
North Carolina opens the door to bitcoin but state treasurer remains wary
North Carolina state treasurer Brad Briner tells Top1000funds.com in an interview that bitcoin will need to be less volatile for it to attract state investment, and points to a longer-term worry in digital assets that could have “a profoundly negative implication for our country”.
Canada’s anti-greenwashing rule sparks far-reaching impact for pensions
Canadian pension giants are grappling with the complex consequences of a national anti-greenwashing rule, which could leave businesses more exposed to legal challenges for issuing environmental claims. CPPIB’s retreat from its net zero target is an indication that compliance anxiety is adding complexity and divergence in climate reporting among funds.
How NBIM spots portfolio managers’ biases using AI
Norges Bank Investment Management is using an internally developed engine powered by AI to monitor and measure its portfolio managers’ skills, aiming to improve efficiency of trades and decision making, and save costs. Head of Singapore and co-head of equity trading Sumer Dewan gives a run-down of the program.
AP3: TAA and why the market, not the media, is right about the US recovery
AP3 chief investment officer Jonas Thulin shows how AP3 has benefited from tactical asset allocation. He also argued that although the media is still reporting concerns about the US economy, the market is painting a healthier picture.
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