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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How your hedge funds make money
Outspoken hedge fund manager, Cliff Asness, says breaking down the sources and challenges to manager performance will determine how investors should pay for alpha.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
With overvalued sovereign bond markets, how do you go defensive?
With continued, or even increased, nervousness surrounding the short-term future for most markets, the question of risk mitigation has once again come to the fore for institutional investors. But for defined benefit funds, in particular, this is an especially curly question.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Hong Kong may list RMB financial products
Investors may soon be able to invest in RMB-denominated ‘financial products’ on the Hong Kong stock exchange, which could also be a boon for the big global ETF providers.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
European pension funds skittish as more pain looms
European investors – and probably many others – are “understandably skittish”, according to Mercer Investment Consulting, as the risk of a double-dip recession has increased modestly, the consulting firm says in its latest medium-term valuation review.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
European pension funds skittish as more pain looms
European investors – and probably many others – are “understandably skittish”, according to Mercer Investment Consulting, as the risk of a double-dip recession has increased modestly, the consulting firm says in its latest medium-term valuation review.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Thematic opportunities from some amazing stats
Consider this: the first human being – probably a white woman – will live beyond her 125th birthday within the next 20 years. Imagine the implications for her pension plan.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
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