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.
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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Dump cap-weighted indexing for ‘efficient beta’
The status quo of ‘passive’ equity investment, ranking companies by market capitalisation, is delivering lower returns for higher volatility than a beta strategy which blends a cap-weighted approach with two of its competitors – minimum variance and fundamental indexing. Michael Bailey spoke to Lazard Asset Management’s Asia Pacific chief, Rob Prugue, about a paper co-written
HMC strengthens internal investment support with IT hires
The Harvard Management Company (HMC) is looking to fill 12 new IT positions across trading, risk and portfolio management in a move that strengthens its internal investment support structure even more. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Texas investment pros given room for bigger bonuses
The chief investment officer and senior investment professionals at the $88 billion Teacher Retirement System of Texas can earn up to 125 per cent of their base salary in performance compensation, under a new version of the fund’s pay rules. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Sweden’s AP3 on the hunt for active credit exposures
The $27.3 billion Tredje AP-Fonden (AP3) of Sweden has instituted a search for active fixed income managers to run portfolios of US, European and UK credit. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Australia’s DC funds take on more risk than OECD peers
Pension funds in Australia allocate a higher proportion of assets to shares than pension funds in any other country, according to a survey which looked at the asset allocation of pension funds in selected OECD countries. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
No free lunch in asset allocation
In his editorial for the November/December issue of the Financial Analysts Journal, Richard Ennis confidently consigns the term “uncorrelated return” to the scrap heap of asset allocation lingo, reminding readers there is no free lunch in asset allocation, and that in order to collect the risk premium, investors must also bear the risk.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content
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