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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Why NYC Retirement Systems fears for emerging managers
NYC Retirement Systems' expanding diverse and emerging manager program is supporting returns but Taffie Ayodele, director of DEI and emerging manager strategy at the pension fund's asset manager, the Bureau of Asset Management, fears the number of diverse founders spinning out in the future could be diminished.
Dismantling DEI: Investors weigh the risks
Six months on from President Trump's executive order to dismantle once mainstream DEI programs, institutional investors reflect on concerns regarding returns, recruitment and engagement. Top1000funds.com surveys a variety of views amongst the disruption arguing it is an opportunity to reframe the issue and articulate what DEI means.
Bond allocations increase as diversification benefits come to the fore
Asset owners are, on a net basis, increasing allocations across fixed income sectors, seeking geographical diversification – particularly those in Asia-Pacific and EMEA – and trusting bonds to provide ballast against equity risk in portfolios.
Reconciling ethics and returns in pursuit of a sustainable economy
Can investors and governments balance financial returns with social equity, or will short-term gains prevail? Anastassia Johnson, researcher at the Thinking Ahead Institute, tackles the complex debate about what makes a just transition.
Railpen talks risks and opportunities in trade upheaval
Investing in currencies and long short equity strategies are two of the opportunities that the UK’s £34 billion Railpen has been exploring in the current volatile environment.
Texas politicians reinstate BlackRock as manager’s ties to the state grow
Public funds in Texas can work with BlackRock once again after legislators removed it from a blacklist of companies accused of "boycotting" the oil and gas industry. The decision comes as Texas's administration found alignment with the asset manager which backed key economic initiatives including the Texas Stock Exchange.
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