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Interview

IMG
Interview , October 2016
Salwa Boussoukaya-Nasr : « We look at all the existing strategies that are based on risk metrics, factor-based or fundamental values approaches. »
According to Salwa Boussoukaya-Nasr, CFO of FRR (« Fonds de Réserve pour les Retraites ») the French reserve fund, developments are necessary for more transparency for the turnover costs generated by the implementation of Smart Beta (...)
IMG
Interview , October 2016
Michel Manteau : « We have mainly chosen minimum variance strategies because we seek to reduce the volatility of our equity portfolio »
Michel Manteau, head of portfolio management at CARMF (« Caisse Autonome de Retraite des Médecins de France »), the retirement institution for french doctors tells us more about Smart Beta strategies.
IMG
Interview , October 2016
George Szemere : "Our investment process leads us to include 25-40 different risk premia in the portfolio"
According to George Szemere, Head of Global Strategic Relations & Liquid Alternatives, Columbia Threadneedle, there is a growing understanding that extracting returns from a traditional asset-allocation mix is going to be (...)
IMG
Interview , September 2016
Antoine Prudent : « InPact Advisory is currently conducting a mission for 5 large Swiss institutional investors willing to invest in an Alternative Risk Premia strategy »
According to Antoine Prudent, founding partner of InPact Advisory, the advantage of Risk Premia products is also to reduce costs compared to the usual pricing for alternative products…
IMG
Interview , July 2016
Philippe Desfosses : "Since inception, the board of ERAFP has decided to put in place a 100% ISR investment policy"
"This is why we are also very committed against global warming" said Philippe Desfossés, director at ERAFP.

Opinion

IMG
Strategy, February 2016
Bond Markets: a macro-economic cocktail that calls for a selective approach
Investors should adapt to this new reality, just as they are being buffeted by a number of economic crosswinds: a strengthening US dollar with its disruptive impact on emerging economies, the knock-on effect on developed nations, deteriorating US fundamentals sparked by a (...)
IMG
Strategy, February 2016
Joining the dots between climate change and strategic risks
The World Economic Forum’s (WEF) 11th annual Global Risk Report named “failure of climate-change mitigation and adaptation” as the top global risk for 2016 and beyond, making a case for linking this to other high-ranking risks such as “large-scale involuntary migration” and (...)
IMG
Opinion, February 2016
Japanese stocks look oversold
According to Shogo Maeda, Head of Japan Equities, despite the recent volatility, Japanese companies’ prospects continue to look bright.
IMG
Opinion, February 2016
The decline in European financials does not represent a systemic risk
According to Wouter Sturkenboom, Senior Investment Strategist at Russell Investments, the European financial sector has been selling off very hard this year and there are genuine concerns which underpin the declines...
IMG
Strategy, February 2016
Fed, Oil, yuan: towards a triple capitulation?
The first few days of the year were particularly challenging for capital markets. Further incertitude regarding the strength of the US cycle and the possibility that the Chinese economy is weathering a heavy depression drove risky assets lower, bucking the traditional (...)
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