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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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White papersGlobal Market Update: Taking Stock After Brexit
Portfolio managers Simon Fennell and Casey Preyss provide a mid-year follow-up to our Global Market Outlook. Learn how we got where we are in 2016 and what we can expect for the remainder of the year.
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The case for global real estate
Stronger diversification and a wider opportunity set are just two of the reasons to consider investing globally.
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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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Global cities: Superior returns in top cities
The world is moving away from sovereign borders and is becoming defined by economically powerful global cities.
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Global Economic Overview: Spring 2016
The world economy stumbled in 2015, amid weak aggregate demand, falling commodity prices and increasing economic volatility in major countries. The world GDP grew by 3.1% vs. 3.4% in 2014.
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Global Real Estate Summary: Edition 1 2016
The global economy is relatively healthy, despite the fact that in most major economies domestic demand is expanding at a rate below its 10-year (or longer) average.
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Is the New GICS Sector Worth $100 Billion?
In a fitting time almost 25 years after the Kimco IPO kicked off the start of the modern REIT era, the Real Estate sector has matured enough to garner a home of its own.
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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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The Opportunity of REITs: Thinking Beyond Stocks and Bonds
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) add diversification and can reduce volatility in investment portfolios, complementing traditional assets while capturing the benefits unique to real estate.
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Now vs. the GFC
Comparisons between the turmoil in January and February versus the GFC in 2009 yield a number of observations.
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'It's not quite 2007, but stay vigilant' by Richard Croft as published in Estates Gazette
Richard Croft talks on investment, learning from mistakes, ‘new normal’ and over-confident deals.
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Why should institutional investors consider global private equity real estate?
For many years, investor motivations for considering real estate have included its characteristic stable income, strong historical relative performance across multiple cycles, and potential diversification benefits when held with other asset classes in a portfolio.
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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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Key risks for global real estate in 2016
Aided by extremely loose global monetary policy, capital values have experienced a strong recovery since the crisis. We believe this period of very strong capital growth has largely run its course and the window to capture significant yield compression is passing quickly, says Sandip Bhalsod.
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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 papersNot all active managers are created equal: what to look for and why
This paper challenges the notion that active fund management – in aggregate and after fees – is a negative sum game. Indeed, the reward for selecting exceptional managers who deliver net outperformance can be a significant uncorrelated source of investment return.
