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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Counterparty risk prompts changes in sec lending
More than two thirds of the institutions that made changes to their securities lending programmes on the back of the global financial crisis cited less confidence in counterparty stability as the driver, research has revealed, however less than 20 per cent suspended participation following the market volatility. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
US manager search activity targets bonds
Funds manager search activity in the US for the first half of the year was higher than the corresponding period last year, with search activity significantly shifting towards fixed income, Mercer reports. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Obsolete data puts funds on collision course
Jim Morrissey, CEO of InvestorForce, a Pennsylvania-based developer of analytical, monitoring and reporting solutions for institutional investors and their consultants, discusses why rear-view decision making is dangerous, and the need for real-time investment data. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
The flaws in traditional risk measures
William Browne, New York-based managing director of Tweedy, Browne Company, discusses the flaws in the traditional measures used to monitor risk and explains to Kristen Paech why leverage is the road to financial hell. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Aabar eyes piece of Manhattan
Aabar Investments, an Abu Dhabi government-backed investment company, is targeting an “iconic” piece of Manhattan real estate, according to Mohamed al-Husseiny, chief executive of the firm. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
First US mandate for ESG-focused emerging market equities
In a first for the US market, several institutional investors are searching for an investment manager capable of running emerging market equities in alignment with rigorous environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
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