risk

From the CIO’s chair

Risk management’s next level

UC Regents’ Risk Management 3.0 aims to be a better predictor of financial crises, by going beyond historical trends and stress testing, to look at how people and systems behave under pressure.

Jagdeep Singh Bachher and Rick BookstaberMarch 22, 2017

Uncategorised posts

Board make-up matters

The more political appointees and worker representatives sit on US pension fund boards, the more those funds will respond to incentives that encourage riskier investing, research has found.

Amanda WhiteMarch 16, 2017

Opinion

We need to be better than ‘optimal’

An over-reliance on mean-variance optimisation has led to portfolios that fail to take into account the radical complexity of the real world and embrace ‘pretentious and unhelpful symbols’.

Phil EdwardsFebruary 28, 2017

Opinion

Ignorance isn’t bliss

In an increasingly complex and inter-connected world, a broader perspective on risk is essential in helping investors navigate an uncertain future, writes Phil Edwards.

Phil EdwardsJune 24, 2016

Opinion

Opportunity in the making

It is more than ever a “market of credits” rather than a “credit market”, according to Mercer, affording those with rigorous research coupled with patience, capital and flexibility the potential

Phil Edwards Diane MillerMay 13, 2016

Uncategorised posts

Income the key dimension

Risk should be defined as the inability to meet retirement income goals, so investors and their managers should forget alpha and other “distractions”, according to David Booth.

Amanda WhiteMarch 16, 2016

From the CIO’s chair

Risk management’s next level

Uncategorised posts

Board make-up matters

Opinion

We need to be better than ‘optimal’

Opinion

Ignorance isn’t bliss

Opinion

Opportunity in the making

Uncategorised posts

Income the key dimension

Local Pensions Partnership

Subscribe now to