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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Capital ventures forth … cautiously
Everyone likes venture capital. It’s one of the feel-good asset types that fiduciary investors can believe makes a difference to society. Unfortunately, for the past 10 years it has also, on average, lost money.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Climate-change cloud has silver lining: Mercer
Climate change could slash as much as 10 per cent off portfolios in the next 20 years, according to Mercer’s much-anticipated climate change report, the result of an 18-month collaboration with 14 institutional investors from around the globe.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
CalSTRS plugs holes in neat buckets with risk overlays
CalSTRS will employ a new way of evaluating portfolio risk which overlays risk across asset classes, rather than replacing asset classes with risk categories, and introduces six broad risk factors.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
CPPIB privately eyes its 75-year horizon
The $140 billion Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board participated in the largest private equity transaction globally in 2010 with its acquisition of Tomkins plc alongside Onex Corporation. Amanda White looks at the fund’s private investments. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Ontario Teachers puts hand up for triennial vote on pay
A say-on-pay vote every three years is preferable to an annual vote that could lead to a focus on short-term objectives, according to the $100 million Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan in its annual letter to more than 650 public companies around the world.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Occidental managers make capital mistakes in rush to Orient
Everyone is mesmerised by the Asian growth story. The emerging middle classes, hundreds of millions of new consumers and, not the least, high fees for funds management services.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
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