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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Consultants getting active on new ways to pay external managers
A funds management fee which starts from a low base but ratchets up or down annually according to performance since mandate inception has been floated by Mercer as an alternative fee model. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
“Perverse” fall in UK pension liabilities
The pension deficits of UK pension funds actually retreated last month, despite the worst stock market performance since early last year. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Norway’s Norges fund tilts to active
With an enormous portfolio that includes management of 1 per cent of the world’s equities, the NOK2.7 trillion (US$431 billion) Norges Bank Investment Management, recently did a study examining the role of active management. Amanda White spoke to chief strategic relations officer, Dag Dyrdal (pictured). mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Chinese growth ‘seductive’ warns Towers Watson
The China growth story is seducing many institutional investors, in theory. But in practice many investors still don’t know the best strategy for investment in the region. Yvonne Sin, head of investment consulting China for Towers Watson, spoke to Amanda White about some of the options. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Florida set to move on timber investments
The $141.8 billion Florida State Board of Administration has finalised a list of six timber managers, as it moves towards allocating capital to the timber asset class, as part of its strategic investments allocation. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Canadian funds prioritise liability matching
Asset allocation has bumped alternative investments as the top investment issue for Canadian defined benefit pension plans, but asset-liability matching will take the cake in the next three years, according to a study by Towers Watson. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
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