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Asset owners reflect on what to expect in 2022

Asset owners think in years rather than months, but investors expect a handful of key areas will define the year ahead. A clearer view on inflation; poor bond performance and a resurgence in labour rights to name a few.

Sarah RundellJanuary 11, 2022

Asset Allocation

HOOPP’s new focus: Climate change, inflation and innovation

In his first interview since becoming CIO, Michael Wissell tells Sarah Rundell about the plans for developing HOOPP's portfolio, which includes a focus on climate change, inflation and innovation while always keeping an eye on the total portfolio.

Sarah RundellOctober 12, 2021

Investor Profile

France’s FRR prepares to ramp up equity

The French SWF, FRR, is preparing to invest more in equities and illiquid assets as important reforms extend its time horizon. With the coronavirus crisis delaying the asset allocation decisions the fund is operating in an "intermediate context", slowly shifting out of bonds and into equities.

Sarah RundellApril 2, 2020

Research

How to estimate the equity risk premium

Given the importance of equity risk premium, it is surprising how haphazard the estimation of equity risk premiums remains in practice. This paper by Aswath Damodaran at the New York University Stern School of Business examines a number of different approaches to determining the equity risk premium and why different approaches yield different values. It […]

Amanda WhiteApril 16, 2014

Investment Think Tanks

Bank debt levels “outrageous”: Stanford professor

In 1840 equity funded more than 50 per cent of bank assets in the US, now it’s around 7 per cent. Banks would never lend to a business with no equity.

Amanda WhiteFebruary 12, 2014