Nick Wade from Northfield and the Curious Quant discuss the impact of COVID on risk modeling frameworks, assumptions, and how the recent movements in asset markets may or may not impact the short and long-term assumptions of asset owners.
COVID Popup Podcast: Curious Quant and Nick Wade discuss if risk models have something to say about pandemic risk.
Why traditional investment committees can amplify group biases
Investment committee meetings, a governance cornerstone at every asset owner organisation, run the risk of amplifying group biases and social dynamics, and can push the IC towards recommending more extreme investment positions collectively than the average of their individual views. Bernhard Scherer, head of portfolio implementation at ADIA, unpacks the thesis in a new paper.
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Recession is a lot more likely than markets are expecting
A slight moderation in inflation statistics, and a rising belief that growth is more durable than expected, has lulled markets into a false sense of security, according to senior portfolio strategist Phil Dobrin at American investment management firm Bridgewater Associates. Markets are now changing their prices and discounting a future that is at odds with
Re-shoring is a fad, services exports will drive Asia to new heights
There is no such thing as deglobalisation, and the reshaping of global trade amidst increasing protectionism is simply globalisation taking a different form, according to the chief economist at the asset management arm of two-century-old Swiss bank Pictet.
Sweden’s AP Funds emphasise the long-term as returns take a hit
This time last year, Sweden’s four buffer funds reported the best returns in their history. Fast forward 12 months, and the four funds have posted losses thanks to allocations to equities and fixed income dragging their portfolios down.
Tech focus: How Canada’s BCI created a centralized trading framework
Canada's BCI, the $211.1 billion asset manager, has transitioned to an active in-house global asset manager requiring robust systems, processes and specialised expertise. A recent White Paper explains how the process has led the investor to build a value-added, modern centralized trading framework.
Investors can’t afford to ignore China risk: Kotkin
A video interview with geopolitical expert Professor Stephen Kotkin looks at the investor implications of the Russia Ukraine conflict, the recalibration in the US China relationship and where the "real" geopolitical risk lies.
Why asset owners need to become ‘technologized investors’
The use of technology has the potential to transform the investment industry bringing down the cost of asset management, exponentially increasing innovation and building more resilient and adaptive portfolios. So investors need to move now to keep pace with the change. Amanda White talks to Herman Bril.
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