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.
Investors put private equity performance under the microscope
Investors are seeking better performance attribution in private markets to better understand underlying return drivers – especially in private equity, where metrics such as IRR or multiples are increasingly criticised for being opaque. HarbourVest made the case for an alternative attribution method at FIS Harvard.
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How a sovereign fund decided to take the road less travelled
New Zealand’s sovereign wealth fund made a big brave decision in the eye of the storm early last year and introduced a new dynamic asset allocation strategy. The strategy, driven by in-house analysis, involved several large bets on global markets. As Greg Bright reports, the decision seems to have paid off. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1
AIMCo splits top job, beefs up investment team
The C$69 billion ($66 billion) Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo) will split its chief executive and chief investment officer roles, with Leo de Bever retaining the chief executive position, while a search is underway for a new CIO. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
…while Ministry of Finance dictates new guidelines for responsible investing
Norges Bank, the manager of the $456.4 billion (NOK 2,549 billion) Government Pension Fund Global, will integrate considerations of good corporate governance and environmental and social issues into its investment activities under an ambitious new requirement set out by the Ministry of Finance. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Timber the next new thing for Aussie sovereign fund
The A$66 billion ($58 billion) Australian sovereign wealth fund, the Future Fund, is doubling its allocation to “tangible assets” and will soon make its first allocation to the timberland sub-asset class. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Manager shakeup at Norway’s SWF as real estate approved…
A shakeup of service providers is expected at Norway’s $456.4 billion (NOK 2,549 billion) Government Pension Fund Global, as the sovereign wealth fund gains approval to invest up to 5 per cent in real estate, at the expense of bonds, at the same time it looks to fill equities mandates in 21 different regions and
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