CIO Roundtable (Part 2): Alternative Investment Performance in an Alternative Environment
Chief investment officers from leading institutions share their insights on alternative asset dynamics stimulated by the coronavirus pandemic.
Tag: Volatility
CIO Roundtable (Part 1): How Top Asset Allocators are Dealing with Today’s Volatile Market
Asset allocators from the most prominent US institutions offer wisdom and advice to the industry and discuss the pandemic’s effects on their funds.
Asset Allocation
Will the Election Make the Stock Market Volatile?
One-third of investors in poll expect choppy prices as 2020 rolls on.
Asset Allocation
Share Buybacks to Slide 15% in 2019 and 5% Next Year, Says Goldman
Earnings dip, high corporate debt, and gloomy CEOs are to blame, the firm believes.
Factor Investing Doesn’t Always Deliver the Magic
Its different strategies can range from dynamic to sleepy.
Asset Allocation
Look Out, Volatility May Be Making a Comeback
Why? The era of low VIX readings has lasted longer than normal, and there’s the unending trade war.
Risk
Oxford Endowment ‘Flat’ in 2018, But Surpasses Long-Term Targets
University’s £3.4 billion fund described last year as ‘volatile and challenging.’
CalPERS Investment Returns Are in Negative Territory
The largest US pension plan—and smaller ones across the country—are affected by market volatility that has lowered investment returns.
Risk
Church of England Pensions Board to Slash 50% of Its Public Equity
Agency to de-risk from stocks in favor of infrastructure, greater diversification.
Fresh Signs of Stock Market Bullishness
Polls, options, and the fear gauge all point in a sunny direction, for now.
Risk
Despite a 1.5% Loss, Norway’s Sovereign Wealth Fund Still Beats Q1 Benchmark
Negative returns triggered by increasing uncertainty as well as volatility in global equities markets.