In this month’s Financial Analysts Journal, Tyler Cowen professor of economics at George Mason University, Virginia makes sense of the current financial crisis by drawing on some of Fischer Black’s ideas.
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A Simple Theory of the Financial Crisis; or, Why Fischer Black Still Matters
Investor Profile
Alecta doubles down on governance, risk management and culture
Sweden’s largest pension fund, the $126 billion Alecta, has spent much of the last year continuing to work on improving governance, risk management, competence and culture in the wake of a $2 billion loss in 2023 attributable to investments in US regional banks, including Silicon Valley Bank, turning sour.
Sarah RundellAugust 29, 2024
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Fiona Reynolds joins Conexus as CEO
Conexus Financial, publisher of Top1000funds.com, further cements its position as a global influencer with the appointment of Fiona Reynolds as chief executive.
Amanda WhiteJuly 21, 2021
FIS Digital – May 2021
Debunking distressed debt
The sharp market falls triggered by the pandemic brought the longest recovery ever in modern finance to an abrupt end. But despite the turmoil unleashed by COVID, it has not wrung out the market excesses of the last 13-year cycle. It means another wave of corporate failures could appear on the horizon in a shorter timeframe than expected, and offer more opportunities for distressed debt investors, according to Victor Khosla founder of SVP Global.
Sarah RundellJune 1, 2021
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FIS event tackles debt, inflation, China
Investors all over the world are pondering the inflationary environment. Is inflation coming? Will it stick? What does it mean for investments? Is stagflation possible and how should portfolios be hedged? The Fiduciary Investors Symposium will take a deep dive into the inflationary expectations of investors and look to history as a guide on asset class performance during different inflationary regimes.
Amanda WhiteMay 11, 2021
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Sustainability Digital 2021 Live Stream
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Claudia GuestNovember 26, 2020
