Investment Strategy

CIO profiles

Hardest hit unlisted assets present longer-term opportunities: Sunsuper CIO

Emerging evidence has helped funds refine their scenario planning to get a better feel for how investments will perform, according to Ian Patrick, who is considering a number of factors including lock down time frame changes and societal shifts in his forward economic and asset value assumptions.

Ben HurleySeptember 18, 2020

Portfolio Construction

Multi-asset investing taking on a new role: Vontobel’s Seiler

With savings plans failing to generate returns due to rock-bottom interest rates, Daniel Seiler from Vontobel Asset Management has predicted investors will begin to develop multi-asset portfolios rather than just cash, instead of just taking on straight equity exposure.

Jessica SierSeptember 17, 2020

Asset Classes

Terminal value modelling a crucial cog for infrastructure investors: RARE’s Langley

Whilst an important variable, inflation is just one of the factors infrastructure investors are sharply focused on, as the asset class definition transforms and governments around the world navigate a changing economic and geopolitical environment, RARE's Nick Langley explains.

Matthew SmithSeptember 16, 2020

Investment Strategy

Finding ‘crisis alpha’ through systemic investing

Many may have argued central bank stimulus has destroyed trends and manipulated markets, but that doesn't mean new trends can't emerge, even if they are not as predictable, Kathryn Kaminski explains.

Jessica SierSeptember 16, 2020

CIO profiles

AustralianSuper ‘re-risking’, Mark Delaney sees positive economic outlook

The world’s ability to manage Covid-19 will progressively improve over time, says Mark Delaney, the CIO of Australia’s largest superannuation fund, and the economic recovery has so far been faster than with other major recessions.

Ben HurleySeptember 14, 2020

Geopolitics

The Biden effect: Dalio on market reaction to US election outcome

A Biden fiscal and economic stimulus reform would involve raising company and capital gains taxes, but it would also involve raising deficits to spend more, a-la Franklin Roosevelt in 1933, an approach that could turn out to be more positive for financial markets, Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio points out.

Matthew SmithSeptember 9, 2020

Investment Strategy

Relative value strategies in fixed income: PGIM’s Schiller on seeking catalysts

The investment team is using strategies in liquid fixed income markets to exploit valuation discrepancies between fixed income securities, like yield curve arbitrage, swap spread arbitrage, mortgage arbitrage, volatility arbitrage, and credit arbitrage.

Jessica SierSeptember 7, 2020

CIO profiles

‘I’m a mechanic’ Ray Dalio on fixing capitalism

During a conversation to air at the upcoming Top1000funds Sustainability Conference with Ray Dalio, co-chair and co-CIO of Bridgewater Associates, I couldn’t help but wonder this - if we are so clear on the problems, then why can't we get more clear on the solutions?

Colin TateSeptember 4, 2020

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