At the age of 82, modern portfolio theorist, Harry Markowitz still has a lot to say about the state of play in investment management. In the January/February issue of the Financial Analysts Journal, Makowitz who is president of Harry Markowitz Company and adjunct professor of finance at the Rady School at the University of California, outlines a proposal for gaining insight into complex financial instruments, which includes the government sponsoring a survey of direct and indirect exposures.
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The cult of transparency has a price
You have to feel sorry for the investment professionals at large public sector pension funds around the world. They must pay a big price for the transparency of their funds.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Endowment investing in the post-crisis world
Like most asset allocation strategies, the ‘endowment model’ for investing was challenged by the financial crisis and its practitioners have learnt lessons from the episode, according to Sandra Urie, CEO at Cambridge Associates, an asset consultant with deep experience in the field.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Hang the expense: Norwegian fund chases Spanish alpha
The Norwegian Government Pension Fund has outsourced the management of its Spanish equities to one of the country’s top-performing managers.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Indonesia pips China in emerging markets equity race
In Asia’s emerging markets equities race, China is the fastest growing by size, but Indonesia has ranked first in growth in both the past five and 10 years.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
US providers face tough disclosure laws from July
Service providers in the US will be required to disclose any direct and indirect compensation to plan fiduciaries from July 16, 2011, under new regulations issued by the Department of Labour.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
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