Coverage of the 2010 Global Investment Conference
Trees mature into higher value products.
Using multivariate outliers to measure market turbulence.
Sector bets have proven to be an inconsistent source of alpha; Pyramis Global Advisors
Stuart Waugh discusses private equity at Alternative Investment Conference
2010 Toronto Currency Management Forum hosted by Global Pensions.
Newer VaR models allow estimated portfolio volatility to change according to market conditions.
Micro evaluation offers a more intuitive estimation of VaR than modeling.
It’s never wise to carry all your eggs in one basket. The Canadian Retirement Income Security System seems to have grasped this truth and armed Canadians with an assortment of private and public pensions. At a recent seminar held in Geneva by the International Social Security Association (ISSA)—in conjunction with the Social Security Department of […]
Other Brieflies this week:| MON | TUE | WED | THU | FRI | Canada’s economy contracted at an annual pace of 3.4% in the fourth quarter of 2008—its worst performance since 1991—due to the global recession, according to Statistics Canada. Canadian exports fell 4.7% for the sixth consecutive quarter, while imports were down 6.4%. […]