COVID Popup Podcast: Curious Quant and Nick Wade discuss if risk models have something to say about pandemic risk.

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. 

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Finland’s Elo: Larger equity allocations promise new media scrutiny

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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AP1 doubles alternatives

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Nerds must leave herd says PanAgora chief

There is room for more innovation in funds management, says chief executive of PanAgora Asset Management, Eric Sorensen, who believes being different is critical to success.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

Sovereign funds open up cautiously

Sovereign wealth funds have captured the imagination of investment professionals and politicians alike over the past few years. Perhaps because of the large sums of money at their disposal, there has been a degree of wariness about the intentions of some. Most, after all, are controlled by governments.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

CIC sails through global rough seas

Stronger governance, management infrastructure and risk management have steered the China Investment Corporation through the global financial crisis and emerge with a large buffer of cash, the annual report says.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

Towers Watson’s alternative fee model for private equity

Towers Watson has revealed an alternative fee model for private equity which includes halving the base fee and a two-tiered performance-based fee linked to staff retention, earnings growth as well as returns. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

For VFMC, alternatives boom in the gloom

The $31 billion Australian government-backed asset manager, VFMC, has reaped big rewards from its belief in the hedge fund managers it backed five or more years ago, reports Simon Mumme.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

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