All articles by Christopher O’Dea – Page 2
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Features
Convertibles: A fundamental shift
Convertibles are gradually being recognised as an asset class in their own right
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Mexican Peso bonds: A Trump rebound
Mexican assets have benefited from the softening of the Trump administration’s protectionist rhetoric
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FeaturesInterview: Andrew Lo, MIT Sloan School
When President Harry Truman asked to be sent a one-handed economist, he aptly summarised the conundrum that Andrew Lo sets out to resolve in his book, Adaptive Markets.
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Special ReportTop 400: Digitising the renaissance
Data is transforming asset management. Are humans a weak link or an indispensable component?
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Special Report
McKnight Foundation: Sticking to impact
Christopher O’Dea speaks to the McKnight Foundation of Minnesota about its $200m commitment to impact investment strategies
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Special Report
Global Defined Contribution: Targeting the right glidepath
Christopher O’Dea finds defined contribution pension sponsors are increasingly looking for more flexibility in target-date funds to cope with changing worker demographics
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Asset Class Reports
US: Policy unleashes animal spirits
The performance of US small and medium-sized companies has been boosted by an expectation of lower taxes and lighter regulation under President Trump
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Special Report
Yen and renminbi: The big yen and yuan story
Policies being pursued by Japan and China for different reasons are behind the rising yen and the falling renminbi that are having significant effects on financial markets
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Asset Class Reports
Global Equities: The search for global opportunities
Finding attractive companies in the current market environment is no easy matter even within the entire universe of global equities
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Asset Class Reports
Valuations: Emerging from the wings
Against a backdrop of lacklustre growth in the developed world, emerging markets are beginning to find favour again with investors
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US Pension Governance: Upgrading for the 21st century
US public pension scheme trustees are having to develop the expertise and structures to deal with increasingly complex operations and demands of the sector. Christopher O’Dea reports
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Special Report
Interview: Edward Qian
Christopher O’Dea speaks to Edward Qian, the man who coined the term risk parity and who says it should be adopted at plan level
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Special Report
Innovation: State Street's Beacon Project
State Street is digitising every aspect of its financial services business through its Beacon Project. Is it the model for others to follow?
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Investment: Brexit proofing
Christopher O’Dea reports on the implications for institutional investors arising from the UK’s referendum on European Union membership
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Special Report
Top 400: Trends in Asset Management - Time for reinvention
Asset managers face an existential crisis as they confront the end of a six-year rise in asset prices. What does the future hold for the industry? Christopher O’Dea investigates
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Special Report
Interview: Denys Glushkov - Passive redux
For institutional investors trying to build a portfolio from the myriad smart beta ETFs providers are offering, the way forward might be a step back – to passive index investing.
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Special Report
Technology: Positive chemistry
Christopher O’Dea reports on how technology is transforming the energy sector
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Special Report
Life in an alternative universe
Structural changes in pension fund asset and liability profiles are making alternative credit more attractive to pension funds. This is transforming fixed-income allocations as investors navigate a new universe and compete for scarce assets
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Special Report
Advanced engineering
Factor investing has powered the growth of generic smart beta strategies underlying the broad ETF market. But it is entering a new phase of development that is seeing institutional investors move from studying the approach to adopting tailored versions
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Features
Proxy access: Flexing muscles
Big US public pension plans want listed companies to include shareholders’ director nominees in company proxy statements
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