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.
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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Texas explores technology system roadmap
The Teacher Retirement System of Texas is part way through a state-side tour to visit other state pension funds that have implemented new technology systems, as it decides the best path for its own system review. Click here to read more.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Is passion for investing important?
Is passion a characteristics of a good funds manager, and if so how does it manifest itself? These issues are explored with a number of Australia’s most respected investment managers.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Global regulation: not the time to lose interest
This paper by Pantheon Ventures argues there is an excellent case for appropriate global regulatory reform, but warns it must be proportionate and non-discriminatory, and it must acknowledge that the financial system is global.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
US endowments interested in outsourcing to multi-managers
A significant proportion of US endowments and other non-profit funds are at least “moderately interested” in outsourcing their investment management to a multi-manager model in the wake of the global financial crisis, according to a new survey by SEI Investments Company.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Gold worth more as a predictor than gold itself
Fiduciary investors have tended to shy away from gold as an investment, for various and solid reasons. But the predictive powers of the price of gold are worth observing, at least, in the institutional market. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3




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