Markets

I've been thinking about... the economy in the new reality 
Jonathan Pain of HFA Asset Management, Hamish Douglass of Magellan Financial Group and Chris Watling of Longview Economics debate the likely shape of the global economic recovery, and the implications for markets and portfolios... 

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Investing

I've been thinking about... active investing in the new reality
Dr Peter Rathjens of Arrowstreet Capital reviews the conceptional underpinnings of active asset management and the implementations and pitfalls in the post Global Financial Crisis environment...

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Strategies

I've been thinking about... asset allocation in the new reality
The Hon. Dr Pippa Malmgren argues that the post Global Financial Crisis reality requires that we approach asset allocation with a clean sheet of paper...

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Markets

I've been thinking about... gloom, boom & doom in the new reality
Hong-Kong-based Dr Marc Faber argues that post Global Financial Crisis recession-busting policy measures may aggravate and prolong the problem, and that the recession will deepen...

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Markets

I've been thinking about... emerging markets in the new reality
London-based Chris Watling of Longview Economics argues that a key feature of the new, post Global Financial Crisis world is that the structural strength of the global economy now resides in the emerging market economies...

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Markets

I've been thinking about... delevering, deglobalisation & reregulation in the new reality
The legendary Bill Gross of PIMCO argues that despite early signs that some asset classes are beginning to show signs of recovery, any suggestion that asset markets are returning to "normal" must be met with the question "What’s normal?"

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Markets, Investing

I've been thinking about... the cult of equities in the new reality
Rob Arnott of Research Affiliates argues that the cult of equities is dangerous - that is, we cannot blindly believe in "stocks for the long run"...

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Markets, Strategies, Investing

I've been thinking about... practical risk management in the new reality
Greg Cooper of Schroders and James Purvis of Active Portfolios explore a variety of practical and useful portfolio risk management tools that Practitioners can apply when building investor portfolios...

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Markets, Strategies, Investing

I've been thinking about... my key portfolio construction takeouts for the new reality
Tim Farrelly and our six Due Diligence Forum Researchers sum up their key take outs from Conference, and actions to take as a result when building investor portfolios...

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