I speak with my a great voice of independent research in London on the topics of using alternative data for FX and macro research for quantitative strategies. We talk a lot about Saeed’s well known work in macro-economics, in FX research, as well as his well known and regarded book.
Silver is the new gold: France’s UMR targets opportunities in ageing economy
French pension organisation UMR has launched a multi-asset thematic program that will target opportunities in Europe’s ageing economy. It’s part of a broader strategy to increase diversification in private markets where it sees secondary markets as an increasingly important tool.
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Missouri PSRS/PEERS develops cost cutting private markets strategy
As Missouri PSRS/PEERS builds its 40 per cent allocation to private markets, CIO Craig Husting is slashing fees with a large private equity co-investment programme and an in-house direct credit lending allocation.
Asset owners push for better data in private markets
Investors discuss the role of private assets helping drive the transition and the data gathering process in private markets
Lessons in LDI: It can’t be managed on autopilot
Chaos in the UK gilt market has put LDI strategies under unprecedented pressure. Pension funds need to re-evaluate their hedging levels before the BofE removes support.
Kotkin: China bears may have been right about Western resilience
ESG-focussed investors are having a hard time justifying their China exposure to boards. They will need to develop new narratives if they want to stay in the China game, argues historian Stephen Kotkin.
Lack of outcomes shows organisations don’t value racial equity
The disparity between asset owners’ pronouncements on racial equity, and the extremely low number of diverse managers, shows diversity has yet to be embraced.
Behind HOOPP’s stellar results and its biggest risks
As HOOPP chief investment officer Michael Wissell celebrates one year in the job, Amanda White spoke to him about the sources of return for the fund’s excellent performance, its world-leading funded status, the evolution of the investment allocations and the fund’s biggest risks.
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