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.
Why sustainability pays for US timberland manager RMS
Alabama-based timber manager RMS has developed its own index to measure biodiversity in its forests. The move is in response to a jump in the number of asset owners asking biodiversity questions.
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Beyond traditional asset allocation
Today’s challenging climate has led diversified investors like GIC, Singapore's sovereign wealth fund, to explore different approaches to portfolio construction to build resilience. Grace Qiu and Ding Li, both senior vice presidents in total portfolio policy and allocation at GIC discuss their new research.
Recession “very difficult to avoid” under tightening monetary policy
Randall Kroszner, Federal Reserve governor from 2006 to 2009, praises the Fed for acting decisively to bring inflation under control, but predicts a lot of pain ahead for global markets.
Fundamentally resetting reporting
WTW’s Thinking Ahead Institute has developed an alternative attribution tool giving investors a view on the long-term drivers of performance. Tim Hodgson explains the benefits of the open source tool including improved conversations between managers and asset owners about return drivers and providing clarity on how ESG objectives are managed.
Fama, the father of modern finance, talks stock picking, ESG and democracy
Stock picking is not a solution to today’s challenging investment environment, warned Eugene F. Fama, The Robert R. McCormick Distinguished Service Professor of Finance and 2013 Nobel laureate in economic sciences. Active management run counter to diversification, key in the current climate, he says.
Oil prices set to decline; distortions driving volatility
Europe is in the grip of historically high energy prices today, but markets are pricing in a lower risk premium ahead and the oil price is set to come off, predicted Edward Morse, global head of commodities research at Citigroup.
The ingredients for success in private credit
Investing in private credit brings income and supports capital preservation, but as more investors enter the asset class, competition for assets is set to heat up. Investors from South Carolina Retirement Systems Investment Commission, Investment Management Corporation of Ontario and Ohio School Employees Retirement System explain their approaches.
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