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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UK pension funds given property investment incentives
UK pension funds are being encouraged to support the residential property market via an initiative which would see them invest in the private rented housing sector for the first time. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Global search activity down, but US pension funds hire and fire
US pension funds increased their manager search activity in 2008 on the back of large losses in equity markets, while funds in the UK, Europe and Australia ditched searches to concentrate on strategy issues. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
ICGN appoints Rosen to ex dir as Simpson departs to CalPERS
The International Corporate Governance Council (ICGN) has appointed Carl Rosen, head of corporate governance at the Second Swedish National Pension Fund (AP2), as its new executive director replacing Anne Simpson who will join CalPERS as senior portfolio manager for corporate governance this month. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Australian Future Fund piles into debt
The $A51.2 billion ($37.9 billion) Australian Future Fund has quintupled its allocation to debt in the past year, significantly upweighting its exposure to debt securities in the last quarter to 21.9 per cent of the fund. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Governance review to facilitate speedy decisions at SWFs
Sovereign wealth funds are prioritising a review of their internal risk management frameworks and better communication with their stakeholders regarding expectations of financial markets, according to Patricia Pascuzzo, global head of national funds consulting at Mercer. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
The marginal investor: thoughts from the edge
What’s in a Name (or an Acronym)? GFC is in the lexicon. It’s not in mine. I refuse to add to the surplus of investment TLAs in circulation. I refuse because naming induces a dangerously comforting sense that we’ve understood or even controlled that named. Hurricanes sound less malevolent, friendly almost, when called Kylie or
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