Analysis & Research
Big data helps asset management industry across value chain
BY Staff | March 22, 2019
Across the entire asset management value chain, data is helping traditional managers improve, a new study by McKinsey & Company found. Data can improve investment performance ...
Three blunders of factor investing
BY Yaelle Gang | March 19, 2019
While factor investing can be a powerful tool, it may not be living up to its promise because of three common blunders, according to a ...
Board governance and the connection to asset allocation
BY Yaelle Gang | March 14, 2019
Well-governed boards have greater international diversification and lower cash holdings, according to a working paper by Carolina Salva and Nadège Bregnard from the University of ...
Hiring sub-advisors abroad and international mutual fund performance, research
BY Yaelle Gang | March 5, 2019
Does hiring sub-advisors abroad improve international mutual fund performance? Last Thursday night, a paper seeking to answer this question was awarded the CFA Society Toronto and ...
The role of private credit in the economic cycle
BY Yaelle Gang | February 22, 2019
With banks pulling back as suppliers of credit in times of economic downturn, investment funds entering the private credit space can help promote economic resilience ...
