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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CalPERS explores environmental exposure
CalPERS’ investment office is working on a variety of environmental programs and initiatives. Amanda White looks at the environmental goals and achievements of the fund across real estate, global equities and alternative investments and examines the plans to develop total fund strategies to improve environmental impact and enhance risk adjusted returns. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1
AP2 appoints another new CIO
The SEK 204 billion ($28 billion) Second Swedish National Pension Fund/AP2 has appointed its fourth chief investment officer in four years, as the fund reports its best annual return since inception. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
France’s SWF names manager selection committee
France’s €33 billion Sovereign Wealth Fund, the Fonds de Reserve Pour Les Retraites, has made four appointments to its independent manager selection committee tasked with reviewing all mandate bids by funds managers. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Climate change expert upbeat on post-Copenhagen opportunities
Global head of climate change investment research at DB Climate Change Advisors, Mark Fulton, has a contrary view to most observers, post-Copenhagen. He spoke to Amanda White about the climate change market and the asset allocation implications for investors. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
ATP’s split portfolio
The performance of the hedging portfolio and a 43 per cent allocation to interest-rate sensitive bonds in the investment beta portfolio of the DKK352 billion ($65 billion) ATP were the main contributors to the group increasing pension reserves by one third last year. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Ibbotson reveals the ABCs – alphas, betas and costs – of hedge funds
Hedge funds, in aggregate, have generated positive alpha in the past 11 years. This finding, made by Roger Ibbotson, founder of Ibbotson Associates and Professor of Finance at Yale University, proves the strategies can resist powerful market declines but often fall short of providing absolute returns to investors. He spoke with Simon Mumme about the
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