I chat with Paul on derivative pricing, the application of mathematics within financial services and the implications for society due to AI.
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Now is not the time to reduce risk, argues Henrik Olejasz Larsen, chief investment officer of Sampension, Denmark’s $50 billion pension fund for public and private sector employees. In an interview with Top1000funds.com, he says corporate profits have not deteriorated, and although the market has been tested from multiple directions, the underlying optimism driving equities is strong enough to overrule the negative impact of geopolitical risk.
One of the US’ most renowned economists, Martin Feldstein, Professor of Economics at Harvard University, warns the recovery may be here but it looks very different to past recoveries. He spoke to Amanda White about his outlook for developed and emerging markets. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Research by EDHEC-Risk Institute reveals fear that structuring hedge funds as UCITS will distort the funds’ strategies and diminish returns. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
The New Mexico Educational Retirement Board returned a whopping 40.4 per cent for the year to the end of March. Amanda White spoke with chief investment officer, Bob Jacksha, about the contributors to the fund’s performance and the asset allocation review scheduled for later this year. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Investment staff and four selected consultants expect CalPERS’ returns will be less than the fund’s current 7.75 per cent – a finding on the agenda of a special investment workshop next week, alongside static versus dynamic asset allocation and the use of leveraged bonds. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Minorities are set to benefit from Callan Associates’ launching of its Callan Connects program to assess emerging managers and minority-, women- and disabled-owned companies (MWDO). mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Capturing the growth of emerging markets in investment portfolios isn’t easy, says Jay Ireland, who oversees the GE Pension Plan’s $43 billion in assets, as he outlines long-term investment opportunities following the end of the decades-long bull market in developed world equities. Simon Mumme reports. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
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