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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Risk levels at discretion of AP7 as more ‘alpha centres’ added
AP7, the default fund within Sweden’s PPM system, is in for a shake-up with a raft of changes set to take effect in May next year. Kristen Paech talks to chief investment officer Richard Grottheim about the fund’s new remit and how its portfolio is tracking. As the global crisis hits home, many pension funds
ADIC opens up MENA for big German bank
The Abu Dhabi Investment Company (ADIC) has become an investment advisor to Germany’s second largest private bank, BHF-BANK. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Malaysian investments favour domestic, cross-border strategies
To combat the financial crisis, Khazanah Nasional Berhard, the US$25.7 billion investment arm of the Malaysian government, will focus on catalysing domestic economic growth and continuing its program of strategic cross-border investments. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
CalPERS flooded with consultant RFPs after changes to wish-list
CalPERS has received 17 applications in response to its RFP for a general pension consultant services spring-fed pool – four times the applications of its last review – and will select consultants during its April 20 investment committee meeting. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Pension Provision and the Economic Crisis
In the wake of the economic downturn, a 2009 survey of more than 100 UK pension schemes by the National Association of Pension Funds challenges the optimistic views reported in the association’s annual survey in July last year. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Endowment model endures despite alternatives pain: Cambridge
As Harvard Management Company (HMC) begins shedding 25 per cent of its workforce after incurring a 22 per cent loss since the beginning of the financial year, its investment consult, US firm Cambridge Associates, says the “endowment model” is not impaired. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
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