Finland’s Varma is one of several large Nordic asset owners that has been moving towards a more holistic view of the portfolio – some time before a total portfolio approach turned into a much-hyped concept. Varma’s deputy CEO and CIO Markus Aho says that while the € 71.4 billion...
Insurance-linked investments offer something increasingly difficult to find in institutional portfolios: return drivers that are fundamentally different from those behind equities and bonds. At...
By Steven Braun at Newfound Research and Return Stacked® Portfolio Solutions: Despite its ambiguous origins, the 60/40 remains the default portfolio for investors approaching...
Bonds helped investors to diversify equity between about 2000 and 2021, which more than covers the entire career of many allocators. Since 2022 bonds...
The traditional 60/40 portfolio, combining the complementary roles of equities and bonds, remains a central reference point in institutional portfolio construction. Few investors have...
The 60/40 portfolio was built on a simple premise: equities drive long-term returns while bonds provide stability and diversification. But that relationship is no...
For decades, the 60/40 portfolio has served as one of the defining frameworks for portfolio construction. While few institutional investors adhere strictly to that...
By Bjarne Graven Larsen: For decades during the great moderation, the 60/40 portfolio was the institutional investor's Swiss army knife. Equities grew wealth; bonds...
Chinese futures in general add substantial diversification benefits to global futures - and the Chinese commodity futures that dominate certain Aspect Capital strategies also...
By Scott Schefrin, Portfolio Manager at AB Hedge Fund Solutions: After a series of slower years for deal activity, merger arbitrage has re-emerged as a compelling strategy...
