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Quant Strategies Win U.S. Plans' Favor In Q1 - MandateConnect Newsletter, May 16, 2024
May 16, 2024
“We don’t want to become just a big index fund,” Tim Taylor, senior investment officer for global equity at the Florida State Board of Administration, told an end-of-year board meeting. Taylor was explaining the Florida system’s approach to in-house public equity investing, detailing its use of factors such as momentum and trend to beat benchmarks. His comments also speak to the widening chasm in U.S. public pensions between large plans with in-house quantitative strategies that can outpace benchmarks and smaller plans dependent on external managers.
Continue readingSWIB Makes New Commitments To Build External, Active Investments
May 14, 2024
The State of Wisconsin Investment Board made USD635 million in new hedge fund commitments at the end of last year as part of a wider effort to increase its exposure to external, active managers.
Continue readingCrypto Options Writing Strategies Look Appealing To Institutions, XBTO Says
May 13, 2024
Javier Rodriguez-Alarcon, chief commercial officer at crypto asset manager XBTO, said the crypto market offers substantial liquidity in both the derivatives and spot markets and that the volatility of the asset class makes option-based strategies, particularly those involving writing volatility, naturally appealing to investors.
Continue readingDominice’s Pierre de Saab Uses 0DTEs To Manage Risk, Smooth Trade Execution
May 13, 2024
Pierre de Saab, partner and portfolio manager at USD1.5 billion Dominice in Geneva, said he is finding opportunities in zero days to expiration options as a way to manage event risk and smooth trade execution.
Continue readingAre We Hedging Or Not? - Sunday Roundup, May 12, 2024
May 12, 2024
The hedge fund space is in a strange place with the end of first quarter of this year being the 22nd consecutive month investors have pulled money out of the sector, according to the latest data from Nasdaq eVestment.
Continue readingPrincipal Asset Management Building More Liquid Alt Strategies
May 10, 2024
Yesim Tokat-Acikel, managing director and portfolio manager at USD709 billion Principal Asset Management, said the firm is exploring opportunities in both public and private alternatives, including the development of more dynamic liquid alternative strategies.
Continue reading7IM Adds Passive Trend Allocation
May 8, 2024
London-based GBP9 billion Seven Investment Management has added a medium term trend-following allocation to its passive multi-asset fund range Pathbuilder. Portfolio managers implemented the trend allocation up to a 4% weight in May and aim to increase this throughout the year.
Continue readingIncome Generating Strategies Are Making Investors Rethink Portfolio Construction
May 7, 2024
More investors are choosing option-based strategies to add a combination of income, volatility dampening and beta to their portfolios.
Continue readingU.S. Plan To Seek China Absolute Return Strategies As Risks Rise
May 6, 2024
The San Francisco Employees’ Retirement System is considering adding China exposure by investing in relative value strategies with low or no beta to China markets, as concerns rise about the country’s economic growth.
Continue readingTexas Pension Looking At New Alternative Strategic Allocation Styles
May 3, 2024
The USD193 billion Teacher Retirement System of Texas is in the process of changing its asset allocation makeup and is considering viable portfolio options that either focus on less risk, increasing investment exposure or protecting against tail risks.
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