Tag : portfolio construction

From stability to agility: nine implications for a new investment landscape

In partnership with Nuveen

Against the new macroeconomic backdrop, institutional investors are reassessing many of the well-established assumptions and practices that allowed their portfolios to flourish during the great moderation, says Nathan Shetty, CFA®, FRM, head of multi-asset at Nuveen.

From stability to agility: nine implications for a new investment landscape

FTLife Deputy CIO flags need to recognise public-private asset relationship in portfolios

Lucas Cacioli

Mar 20, 2024

Insurers need to understand the nuanced relationship between private and public assets in portfolio construction, especially during times of crisis, the senior executive said at the Insurance Investment Briefing in Hong Kong.

FTLife Deputy CIO flags need to recognise public-private asset relationship in portfolios

Market Views: How asset owners can construct resilient portfolios

Hans Poulsen

Dec 15, 2022

The changing macroeconomic landscape has altered investment outlooks. AsianInvestor asked asset managers whether investors need to alter their portfolio construction – and how they might do so.

Market Views: How asset owners can construct resilient portfolios

Attacking as important as defending in resilient portfolio strategy: Malaysia’s Kwap

Hans Poulsen

Nov 24, 2022

Investing during macroeconomic uncertainty requires the ability to not only defend but also attack, according to the Malaysian federal pension fund’s CIO. A new transition plan is in place to help Kwap move faster to exploit the turmoil.

Attacking as important as defending in resilient portfolio strategy: Malaysia’s Kwap

VIDEO: Raising fund management standards in Malaysia

In partnership with AmInvest

AmInvest scooped AsianInvestor's Fund House of the Year Awards for Malaysia, reflecting its breadth and depth of experience and expertise across asset classes and strategies.

VIDEO: Raising fund management standards in Malaysia

How GIC incorporates uncertainty into portfolio construction

Natalie Koh

Feb 23, 2022

Limitations of traditional portfolio methods such as mean variance optimisation (MVO) and the 60-40 model drive new approaches at the sovereign wealth fund.

How GIC incorporates uncertainty into portfolio construction

Quest for early-warnings drives nimble data decisions

In partnership with IHS Markit

To get the clarity they want to make informed portfolio decisions, asset owners and managers must now blend and adapt multiple sources of traditional and non-traditional data to create actionable insights, said speakers at a webinar hosted by AsianInvestor and IHS Markit.

Quest for early-warnings drives nimble data decisions

Morningstar names head of IM for Asia

Leigh Powell

Jan 28, 2016

The research firm has hired a hedge-fund-of-funds analyst to lead its investment management teams across China, Hong Kong and Singapore.

Go private in Asia, says Willis Towers Watson

Willis Towers Watson

Jan 10, 2016

Private markets help complete portfolios by accessing exposure that is not available through publicly listed assets. Willis Towers Watson looks at how to implement such strategies.

VIDEO: Towers Watson on the evolution of alternative investing

Towers Watson

Dec 16, 2014

Jayne Bok, CFA, head of sovereign advisory for Asia at Towers Watson, discusses the evolution of alternative investing by large Asian asset owners.

VIDEO: Trend towards overseas investment continues, says Towers Watson

Towers Watson

Jul 2, 2014

Naomi Denning, EMBA, ASIP, managing director of investment services for Asia Pacific at Towers Watson, discusses the general trend of Asian institutional funds in terms of overseas investment.

VIDEO: Investing beyond your domestic market

In partnership with Towers Watson

In this video, Towers Watson talks about why Asian institutional investors should move away from their domestic markets, and how they can invest internationally.