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.

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Michael Pettis on China’s overinvestment paradox, and the Japan-style reckoning still to come

Michael Pettis on China’s overinvestment paradox, and the Japan-style reckoning still to come

China's advanced infrastructure and ballooning debt are two sides of the same story, says Carnegie Endowment nonresident senior fellow Michael Pettis, who compares China's coming consumption-led rebalancing to Japan's in the 1980s. In conversation with Top1000funds.com Asia Pacific correspondent Darcy Song, Pettis unpacks what this means for institutional investors weighing China exposure over multi-decade horizons, and why he remains bearish on the country's outlook.

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Pastoral musings on investments

Chief research strategist and head of beta research at RogersCasey, Cynthia Steer, takes a summertime look at the “New World” of investing. She compares today’s investment challenges to those of gardening, and in contemplating the stoicism and constancy of long-time gardeners and farmers, she notes that portfolios today need to be re-constituted, the risk within

CalPERS’ securities lending loss

CalPERS will continue its securities lending program following an annual review, despite significant pressure on its collateral pool, with income of $220 million generated for the year to March but unrealised losses on the internal collateral reinvestment of $854 million. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

Does less leverage mean lower returns for listed property?

The financial crisis has put an end to the excessive use of leverage by real estate companies, and the prospect of distressed assets presents opportunities for pension funds. Kristen Paech discusses the outlook for the sector with Ritson Ferguson, CEO and chief investment officer of ING Clarion Real Estate Securities.   mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1

Creative mandates for UniSuper as new CIO settles in

Fresh from a stint as head of asset management at China’s second largest insurance company, Ping An, the new chief investment officer of the $A19 billion ($16 billion) UniSuper, John Pearce, has some definitive views on how to position the fund for the future, including bringing some equities management in-house, focusing on infrastructure in the

New York fund manages in-house environmental funds

The $109 billion New York State Common Retirement Fund will internally manage $200 million allocated to companies in the FTSE Environmental Technology 50 and the HSBC Global Climate Change Index under the fund’s green strategic investment program. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

Water management new focus area for Norway giant SWF

Norway’s NOK 2385 billion ($390 billion) sovereign wealth fund has overhauled its strategy for active ownership, adding water management as a new focus area, as the fund achieved its biggest ever single quarter return of 12.7 per cent. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

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