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.
Finland’s Elo: Larger equity allocations promise new media scrutiny
As Finland's pension funds prepare to increase their equity allocations to unprecedented levels compared to global peers, they must also navigate a new and unfamiliar risk. Elo's chief investment officer Jonna Ryhänen explains the fund's investment approach going forward and how it will manage stakeholder and media scrutiny as they react to swinging volatility and returns.
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Equity risk nears 90 per cent at CalPERS
Analysis of CalPERS’ total portfolio, where equity risk accounts for nearly 90 per cent of the risk allocation and yet the asset allocation to global equities and alternative investments is about 67 per cent, corroborates the trend towards allocating assets according to risk, not asset buckets.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Texas Teachers rejects independent risk officer
The $105 billion Teacher Retirement System of Texas has debated, and rejected, the idea of appointing an independent chief risk officer outside of the investment management division, with the board deciding oversight of risk is sufficient within its current practices.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Investors must be conscious about currency says Russell
Institutional investors are being urged to embrace ‘conscious currency’ by thinking of currency risks as unmanaged active portfolios, and therefore develop responses to deal separately with those risks. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
PE investors warily keen on Asia-Pacific
The latest review of private equity markets around the world by Partners Group shows continued favouritism for the Asia-Pacific growth story but a rising wariness about competitiveness and prices.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Equities boost Norway’s SWF
The equity allocation of Norway’s Government Pension Fund Global, which amounts to shares in 8,496 companies, was largely responsible for its outperformance in 2010, with the basic materials sector being the best performer for the fund.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Public pensions shape insto era of hedge funds
The past four-year upsurge in the number of public pension funds investing in hedge funds is shaping the new institutional era of hedge fund management, with funds approaching the asset class for new reasons, says Preqin. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
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