In this article, Ed Peters, co-director of global macro at First Quadrant, Ed Peters, examines what markets, or betas, are essential to fully diversitfy a global portfolio, while still achieving long-term goals; and how breadth is often confused with diversification.
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An alliance of Scotland’s finance sector, power and renewable energy firms and universities is backing a campaign being taken to Westminster, to lobby ministers on Edinburgh being the ideal home for the Green Investment Bank being set up by the UK government.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
The United States private sector retirement system could adopt some particular elements of the public sector retirement system to bring the differences between the two back into balance, according to NASRA research director, Keith Brainard.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
The Harvard Management Company is actively using ETF’s for geographical tilts, with exposure to China and Brazil through iShares investments its two largest holdings at the end of December 2010.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
In new research Ken French and Eugene Fama are expanding their famed “size, value and momentum” work on the US market to an international data sample.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
The institutional pull of CalPERS and CalSTRS is not enough for placement agents to change their practices, with a study of global placement agents revealing discontent over new legislation which requires them to register as lobbyists if they are working with public pension funds in California.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
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