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White papersThe owner-operator advantage
The first thing you notice about owner-operators, whether it’s a local restaurant owner or the head of a large corporation, is the passion they have for their business.
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White papersWhy “skin in the game” may mean “out of the index”
Are you underweighted in companies with owner-operator CEOs?
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White papersWhat are investors looking for in today's investment environment?
These conflicting times of unconventional monetary policy finds investors balancing their choices in an effort to avoid the risk of capital losses; and, at the same time, avoid the regret of missing what may well be a once-in-a-generation bull market in equities.
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White papersThe Big Deal About Big Data
In the present day, we are creating more data than ever before and at an exponential rate. This information can be used for purposes that were unprecedented when data was first collected. Enhancements to technology and computing power have been critical in making sense of the data that is available globally. The growth in distributed databases, where data is stored via a centralised database across several platforms instead of a single platform, allows for highly-scalable parallel processing of vast amounts of data. This can decrease processing time by several orders of magnitude for many applications.
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White papersTaxable U.S. municipal bonds make sense for non-U.S. investors
As global investors continue to face falling, low, and negative interest rates, the need for alternative investments to enhance portfolio returns and performance has heightened.
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White papersDynamic Real Return Fund Reaches Three-Year Milestone
At the end of June the Dynamic Real Return Fund celebrated its three year anniversary. The Fund targets performance of CPI plus 4%, in line with the long-run return of equities but with less than two-thirds of the volatility. The solution is offered to institutional clients at 0.50% OCF (including additional expenses).
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White papersAlternative Risk Premia: Constructing a true diversified portfolio
As investors seek to both improve risk-adjusted returns and meaningful diversification of their portfolios, they can take advantage of a portfolio of approximately 25 to 40 risk premia using a combination of risk parity, risk targeting and tactical asset management.
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White papersMind the gap: Overcoming the cognitive barriers to saving for retirement
In this paper, Chris Wagstaff considers how reasonably simple behavioural interventions can be used by policymakers, regulators and the pensions community to improve saving decisions.
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White papers[Summary] What constitutes a first class pensions system? Adopting a global perspective of what defines a good retirement outcome
In this paper, Chris Wagstaff takes a comprehensive look at pension systems worldwide; identifying those enduring principles with universal application that characterise an ideal pensions system and ultimately contribute to that all-important holy grail: generating a comfortable retirement for savers.
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White papers[Full paper] What constitutes a first class pensions system? Adopting a global perspective of what defines a good retirement outcome
In this paper, Chris Wagstaff takes a comprehensive look at pension systems worldwide; identifying those enduring principles with universal application that characterise an ideal pensions system and ultimately contribute to that all-important holy grail: generating a comfortable retirement for savers.
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Asset Manager News
M7 secures 10,000 sq m of lettings to take French portfolio to 86% occupied
M7 Real Estate, the pan-European real estate investor and asset manager, announces that following a proactive asset management programme, it has secured over 10,000 sq m of new lettings and lease renewals across the 27 asset 163,000 sq m French portfolio of MStar Europe, its joint venture with Starwood Capital, to tenants including SITA, Riello and Lagardere Travel Retail.
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White papersBrexit: Panel Discussion
Mark Burgess, Chief Investment Officer, EMEA, and Global Head of Equities, discusses the short and medium-term impacts of the UK referendum vote to Leave the European Union.
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White papersIs your default fund fit for purpose? Are we setting retirees up for failure by default? (Paper I)
In the first of three papers, entitled: Is your default fund fit for purpose?: Are we setting retirees up for failure by default?, Chris Wagstaff considers the importance of fit-for-purpose default funds and good default fund design.
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White papersBasis Trade at Index Close (BTIC) Trading at Index Option Expirations
Most index options traders use index futures for hedging purposes.
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White papersPreferred Securities: an Oasis in the Fixed Income Desert?
Following the global financial crisis, the restructuring and recapitalization of financial firms have made banks and insurance companies an attractive sector for fixed income investors.
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The flexibility of factor investing facilitates the creation of low carbon active strategies
In a research article published in 2012 in the Journal of Portfolio Management, entitled “Demystifying risk-based strategies: A simple alpha plus beta description”, BNP Paribas Investment Partners was already demonstrating that the excess return of traditional smart-beta strategies could be explained by their factorial exposures.
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The last Smart Beta paper you’ll ever (have to) read
Institutional investors could be forgiven for rolling their eyes at yet another article on “smart beta.” Indeed, the hype around this topic over the last few years has been intense.
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White papersAlternative Beta: There is another way
As institutional investors urgently seek ways to truly diversify their portfolios, alternative beta strategies offer a low cost, liquid alternative to multi strategy and fund of hedge funds
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White papersAlternative beta as true diversifiers
Alternative betas can play the role of a true diversifier in a broad-based portfolio. They include various equity style factors and can be found across asset classes such as stocks, bonds, credit, currency and commodities.
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White papersThe Future Book: Unravelling Workplace Pensions
The Pensions Policy Institute, commissioned by Columbia Threadneedle Investments, has published a new compendium of DC statistics, “The Future Book”, setting out available data on the DC landscape, projections of the future aggregate value of DC assets, commentary and analysis of current trends.
