Nick Wade: Driving from Beijing to Paris and stories in risk modelling

I chat with Nick, Director of Asia Pacific Marketing at Northfield Information Services, about the bubbles we live in socially, philosophically and professionally. Risk modelling has evolved to mirror active management and yet entails residual dogma and structural flaws in delivery and execution. In this fascinating conversation we unpack where AI will take financial services, the importance of time horizons and the better questions asset owners need to ask themselves in order to understand their portfolios.

Nothing on this podcast is to be considered investment advice or a recommendation. No investment decision or activity should be undertaken without first seeking qualified and professional advice.

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PGGM: Impact begins at home

PGGM: Impact begins at home

PGGM is preparing to build out the third element to its impact strategy targeting biodiversity. By focusing on food and the circular economy, PGGM aims to create most impact at home. Top1000funds.com looks at the fund's impact journey.

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Abu Dhabi fund hires up for regional M&A service

Continuing its expansionist aims, the Abu Dhabi Investment Corporation (ADIC) has lured an investment banker from Rothschild to focus on cross-border merger and acquisition (M&A) activity, which it expects to spike as the financial crisis wears on. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

Beware the illiquidity delirium when buying-up credit

Bond markets might be offering comparable returns to equities and a higher place in the capital structure, but they should be approached cautiously as they lack what institutions around the world are trying to maintain – liquidity. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

European funds look to alternatives to manage future risk

European pension schemes are increasing their allocations to non-traditional asset classes as a way to manage risk as a result of turbulent market-prompted investment reviews, according to Mercer’s annual European Asset Allocation Survey. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

UniSuper’s proprietary risk program challenges investment assumptions

UniSuper, the $23 billion Australian pension fund for those working in higher education and research, has developed an in-house risk budgeting and factor analysis program that monitors the extent to which the fund deviates from its strategic asset allocation, and ensure the fund’s active risk is allocated appropriately between managers. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2

The hedge fund of tomorrow: building an enduring firm

The hedge fund industry faces a transformational crisis, precipitated by external market events and worsened by the industry’s mixed record at meeting investors’ risk and liquidity expectations as well as weaknesses in the hedge fund business model. Here, a full copy of the Casey Quirk/ BNY Mellon Hedge Fund of Tomorrow report, faces and embraces

NZ Super seeks opportunities amongst the wreckage

While it may not have liabilities to pay out just yet, the NZ$11.2 billion (US$6.26 billion) New Zealand Superannuation Fund is not immune to the liquidity pressures facing institutional investors across the globe. Kristen Paech talks to chief executive Adrian Orr about the challenges facing the fund, and the potential investment opportunities. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content

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