David Bell: Analysis from the Conexus Institute

In this episode, Alex Proimos, head of domestic content, Conexus Financial, chats with David Bell, executive director of the Conexus Institute, about a range of topics including governance models, market timing, heatmaps and early access.

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Returns, resilience and reinvention: What private markets’ top brass are worried about

Returns, resilience and reinvention: What private markets’ top brass are worried about

Senior executives from some of the world's largest private market managers gathered in Berlin this month with a collective understanding: managers who move slowly on AI face not just weaker returns but the risk of owning businesses that have been competitively displaced before they can exit.

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Systematic rebalancing is not necessarily best way to go

The value of systematic rebalancing of portfolios to bring them back closer to strategic allocations has been questioned in new research by Morgan Stanley.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

If macro is back, who you gonna call?

Is stock picking dead? Fiduciary investors should be starting to wonder, given the cross-sectional volatility of markets over the past three years. But this seems counter-intuitive. Managers have told us we are in a “stock-picker’s paradise”.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

Beating risk with alternatives

In an attempt to reduce tail risk, a large US west coast endowment allocated up to 15 per cent to a Man Investments’ portfolio of alternative strategies that includes global macro and managed futures.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

Inflation considerations for asset allocation

The first of a two-part series by AQR provides some analysis for investors deciding how to position a portfolio for various inflationary environments, and clarifies some misconceptions about inflation, and inflation-linked assets. The second paper will discuss the potential risks and rewards of holding various assets during distinct economic environments. Inflation in 2010 and Beyond

CIC expands global reach

The Chinese Investment Corporation will hire a throng of investment professionals to join its nearly 200-member global investment team, following the second meeting of its international advisory council in Shanghai this month. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

What now?

This RogersCasey position paper examines the inflation-deflation debate, and the strategic role of real assets in portfolios, concluding there will be higher volatility around long-term average inflation, and that clients should diversify away from US treasuries to protect against sovereign risk. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

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