Gideon Smith: Fundamentals and the golden age for quants

I chat with Gideon, CIO & global head of portfolio management at Rosenberg Equities, on data playgrounds, hubris and the exciting future for quantitative investing.

Nothing on this podcast is to be considered investment advice or a recommendation. No investment decision or activity should be undertaken without first seeking qualified and professional advice.

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CalSTRS cost breakdown supports internal savings…

A breakdown of CalSTRS’ investment costs confirms the cost savings of internal asset management, with the fund’s internal asset management costs making up only 0.07 per cent of the total portfolio management costs, but comprising 30 per cent of the total assets managed. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

Aussie fund makes big recovery

Jim Christensen, the investments boss of one of Australia’s biggest corporate superannuation funds, Telstra Super, is close to fully rebuilding his team after a chain of key departures in the past eight months, and has viewed the task as an opportunity to reshape the fund’s alternatives program and consider the potential for further internal management.

Dynamic asset allocation as a risk control

Asset consultants and fund managers are vying for new ground in making asset allocation tilts on behalf of pension funds, with the rise of what is now generally referred to as ‘dynamic asset allocation’ (DAA). Greg Bright spoke with Georg Schuh (pictured), a managing director and CIO of Deutsche Asset Management in Frankfurt, about the

A quality approach to investing in European equities

This research by T Rowe Price looks at the performance of European stocks over a seven-year period to December 2009 and finds, among other things, that companies with the highest return on equity outperform in times of risk aversion, giving investors some downside protection, but fall out of favour in momentum-driven markets.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1

Overheating in China presents shorting opportunity

Overheating and overindulgence in China are presenting a significant shorting opportunity according to noted hedge fund manager, Jim Chanos, president and founder of New York-based Kynikos Associates, who was speaking at a London School of Economics event. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

The private sector crisis is going public

In this opinion piece Edward Ladd, chairman emeritus of Standish Mellon, looks at real effects of the shift in debt from the private to public sectors, with particular emphasis on the implications the situation in the US may have on global markets. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

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