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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Investors fail in long-term market
Our obsession with quarterly corporate earnings is a market failure, according to Colin Melvin, CEO of Hermes Equity Ownership Services, and can only be corrected by action from institutional asset owners. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
US housing stuck in the doldrums
Like investors the world over, Americans thought property was gilt-edged, then along came CDOs. Meanwhile, corporate debt just keeps on keeping on. John O’Brien, van Eyk’s head of research, spoke with Philippa Yelland.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
The rise and rise of Chinese consumerism
The Golden Week holiday period in China ended last week with record tourism numbers at all popular destinations, such as Westlake in Hangzhou (pictured), underscoring the investment theme of Asian domestic demand driving the region’s sharemarkets.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Investors’ group challenges EU on climate change
The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change will present a position paper to the European Commission this week, giving momentum to the dialogue between investors and policy makers, and offering a united institutional investors’ voice on the requirements for the successful mobilisation of private investment in climate change mitigation. Amanda White talks with the chair
Maryland applauds departing CIO
The US$587 million Maryland State Retirement and Pension System (Maryland SRPS) has confirmed the departure of its chief investment officer, Mansco Perry III (pictured), to the position of CIO of the endowment fund of Macalester College in Saint Paul, Minnesota.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Few stars in the bleak venture capital universe
For venture capital investors, the days of receiving 100-plus per cent internal rates of returns (IRRs) from a broad sweep of managers are gone. But this doesn’t mean investors should give up searching for the few remaining outperformers.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
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