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.
The Austin advantage: Texas Teachers talks optimism, innovation and growth
Jase Auby, TRS's celebrated CIO, explains why TPA doesn't fit with its culture; why community push back on data centres could turn out to be an investor advantage, and argues the case for continuing to invest in fossil fuels. Top1000funds.com sat down with the CIO in his Austin office for an all-encompassing conversation.
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Long-term risks and the human factor for fiduciaries
While risk for investment portfolios has been well-studied in the light of the financial crisis – if insufficiently before – the notion of long-term risk is still underexplored, according to Roger Urwin.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Restrict rebalancing to US stocks and bonds: Morgan Stanley
A more efficient way to rebalance highly diversified multi-asset portfolios – which contain illiquid assets – could be to restrict the rebalancing to exchanges between US stocks and US bonds only, according to new analysis by Morgan Stanley.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Deepwater execs strike oil with safety bonuses
As incongruous as it sounds, executives at Transocean Ltd – the company that owns the Deepwater Horizon oil rig which exploded in the Gulf of Mexico last year killing 11 people – have been paid bonuses for their improved safety performance.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
The cult of transparency has a price
You have to feel sorry for the investment professionals at large public sector pension funds around the world. They must pay a big price for the transparency of their funds.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Endowment investing in the post-crisis world
Like most asset allocation strategies, the ‘endowment model’ for investing was challenged by the financial crisis and its practitioners have learnt lessons from the episode, according to Sandra Urie, CEO at Cambridge Associates, an asset consultant with deep experience in the field.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Hang the expense: Norwegian fund chases Spanish alpha
The Norwegian Government Pension Fund has outsourced the management of its Spanish equities to one of the country’s top-performing managers.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
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