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Customized beta appealing: Northern Trust

Institutional investors are increasingly looking to customized beta strategies to meet fund objectives, according to research by Northern Trust.

  • By: Staff
  • March 6, 2012 September 13, 2019
  • 11:51
Commodity Alpha in Tough Times

Uncorrelated performance and value protection in inflationary times.

What is Alpha? And Does It Still Exist?

Think of it as the dark matter of the investment world.

  • June 8, 2010 September 13, 2019
  • 10:22
Canadian Hedge Funds Outperform: AIMA Canada Winner

Canadian hedge funds outperformed their global peers and were able to distinguish themselves based on their smaller asset size, which mirrors Canadian equity markets.

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NSAHO pension plan puts real estate investment into perspective.

Greek Revival in the U.S. (Beware Municipals)

Given all the finger-pointing going on in the Eurozone, pundits provide a sober reminder that there will be few winners as this financial crisis unfolds.

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board’s (CPPIB) unique approach to investing comes down to alpha, beta and something they like to call “better beta.” In a case study for the Rotman International Journal of Pension Management, Don Raymond, senior vice-president of public market investments with the CPPIB, explains how the fund finds the sweet spot […]

  • By: Jody White
  • June 5, 2009 September 13, 2019
  • 00:00

Popular misconceptions about the risks involved with 130/30 strategies are exactly that, according to a panel from New York Life Investment Management (NYLIM). During a NYLIM web exclusive on Tuesday, Tony Elavia, chief investment officer of NYLIM’s equity investors group, outlined three popular myths about 130/30, beginning with the belief that the tracking error must […]

  • By: Jody White
  • June 4, 2008 September 13, 2019
  • 00:00