Prof Rob Hyndman discusses the interesting elements of his work as editor of the Internal Journal of Forecasting, his work on forecasting COVID for the Australian government, time-series and causality.
Prof Rob Hyndman: Forecasting COVID, time-series, and why causality doesnt matter as much as you think.
The twin forces rewriting the rules of investing
Portfolios built for the old world will be severely tested as emerging forces rewrite the rules of investing. The Fiduciary Investors Symposium heard that geopolitical and macroeconomic upheaval, together with the disruption wrought by AI, should force asset owners to rethink the structure and composition of portfolios.
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A rock and a hard place: GEPF on the challenges of transitioning coal
Reducing exposure to the risk in coal is particularly challenging for South Africa’s $122 billion Government Employees Pension Fund. ESG manager Belaina Negash explains the complexities due to the industry's tie with the economy and the fund's transition framework.
Mid-market, asset-backed private credit shines for growing Asian allocators
Asia's growing investors, including university endowments and family offices, are hunting for returns in lower-middle market and asset-backed private credit. In an interview with Top1000funds.com, head of Asian clients at the $92 billion OCIO Cambridge Associates, Prabhat Ojha, talks manager selection and Asian allocators' rising appetite for alternatives.
France’s FRR ups risk in line with longer term investment horizon
Fonds de reserve pour les retraites (FRR), France’s €21 billion ($24 billion) pension reserve fund, has increased its weighting to equity in line with a new strategic asset allocation to reflect the investor's longer return horizon. It is also eyeing more unlisted assets including private equity, private debt and infrastructure.
Asset managers can’t have it both ways on sustainability
Asset managers have recently been trying to show that they could cater to all sides, from asset owners that have spent years integrating sustainability into their investment strategies to anti-ESG elected officials in states like Texas. But Hugues Létourneau writes that they can't have it all.
AP4: Why a dynamic, shorter term allocation is paying off
Volatile markets have provided a rich hunting ground and opportunistic best ideas have come thick and fast for AP4’s new five-pronged global allocation made up of systematic equity, currency and rates, asset allocation, hedge funds/external mandates and analysis. Magdalena Högberg explains the risks and opportunities of the best ideas allocation.
Why investors must engage on the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance
Will antimicrobial resistance derail decades of medical and economic progress, or can coordinated action avert a global crisis? Anastassia Johnson, researcher at the Thinking Ahead Institute, examines the growing threat of drug-resistant infections and the role investors can play in driving sustainable solutions.
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