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.
The twin forces rewriting the rules of investing
Portfolios built for the old world will be severely tested as emerging forces rewrite the rules of investing. The Fiduciary Investors Symposium heard that geopolitical and macroeconomic upheaval, together with the disruption wrought by AI, should force asset owners to rethink the structure and composition of portfolios.
Sort content by
China’s CIC goes public with investment strategy
China Investment Corporation has for the first time revealed its investment strategy. SONIA HAN reports that the Chinese sovereign wealth fund has accelerated its investment program in open-market products and industries such as mining, energy and real estate. The CIC is seeing value after the crisis but is also looking to limit portfolio risk. mrec4inarticleinline
Pension funds to talk climate change with the Prince
The P8, a group of 12 of the world’s largest pension funds tasked with influencing policy makers on climate change, will meet in London next week for a two-day conference convened by its patron, Prince Charles, in the last meeting of the group before the Copenhagen conference of political leaders. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2
Investors need to factor in inflation – Wurts
It may still be the right time to allocate to distressed real estate and debt-related strategies as deleveraging continues around the world and capital remains in short supply. But a significant factor likely to impact on portfolios in the medium term, according to US asset consultancy Wurts & Associates, is inflation. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1
Have scale, will bedazzle … but beware
Keith Ambachtsheer, director of the Rotman International Centre for Pension Management (Rotman ICPM), believes increased scale expands the capabilities of pension funds, while also enhancing their operations and lowering costs. But their financial strength should not be allowed to compromise their core purpose. He shares his thoughts with Simon Mumme. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2
Apples with apples: Teachers’ plan emphasises risk as much as return
“You almost don’t need to say the words, ‘risk management’,” says Barbara Zvan, head of risk and asset mix at the $84.9 billion (C$87.4 billion) Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP), when asked about how closely integrated the investment and risk management teams at the big defined benefit fund are. She talks to Simon Mumme about
Governance changes give BP flexibility in investment decision making
The most recent investment review by the £13 billion ($20 billion) BP Pension Fund, completed last month, didn’t focus on altering investment allocations, rather it examined the way investment decisions are made at the fund. Chief executive, Sally Bridgeland spoke to Amanda White about the governance changes and the new flexibility around investments. Defined benefit
Leave a Comment
You must be logged in to post a comment.
Login