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.
Impact investing’s case for scale
Impact investing has come a long way in the past two decades, going from a niche strategy to a $1.5 trillion industry, but there are still challenges for it to reach institutional scale due to the lack of products and insufficient evidence of outperformance in some parts of the market.
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Buying global private equity, step-by-step
One year into building a global private equity program, alongside its advisor StepStone, an A$97 billion ($78.8 billion)Â Australian large multi-manager posted a booming 200 per cent return on the back of some fortuitous secondaries investments. Simon Mumme reports. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Idaho profits from rebalancing structure
The Public Employee Retirement System of Idaho has benefited from its simple approach to investing “a basic mix and strict rebalancing ” but with one strategic asset allocation edge. Amanda White spoke to chief investment officer, Bob Maynard. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Inflation challenge coming
Inflation is the main risk that investors and funds managers will need to manage in the next 20 years, according to Pippa Malmgren, principal of consulting firm, Canonbury Group. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Hedge funds hit in EU manager directive
The European Union (EU) directive governing the marketing efforts of hedge funds was passed on Tuesday, and gives offshore managers little wriggle-room to claim further distribution powers within the political bloc. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
CalPERS adds specialist consultants
CalPERS has made three additions to its General Pension Consultant Services Spring-Fed Pool, including a consultant that specialises in sustainable consulting, infrastructure and property with its sector-specific research including climate change. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Investors split on ways to play Asian property
While US property investors favour opportunistic bets in Asian unlisted real estate markets, their European and Asian counterparts are more likely to seek different types of exposure, according to new findings from INREV, an association of European investors in unlisted real estate. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
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