For Those Watching, Sentiment Data Warned of Facebook Woes
With the help of sentiment data, savvy investors may have avoided Facebook’s nearly 18% price drop between March 16 and 27 of...
Bringing Risk Modeling into the Modern Era
The benefit of choosing meaningful factors for risk modeling is largely diminished if these factors are not modeled properly.
Using Performance Analysis to Inform Ex-Ante Risk
With active management of market factors, the portfolio composition changes over the risk horizon, and changes the expected...
The Performance Team Reshaped [Infographic]
In The Infographic Below, We Examine How Performance Measurement Is Changing.
Client Reporting: How Much Information Is Too Much?
Asset managers are occasionally guilty of overwhelming clients with too much data where they don’t need it and not enough where...
Key Traits of Successful Portfolio Managers
Desirable attributes included clear investing philosophy and willingness to remain flexible as opportunities arise.
Competitive Strategies for Active Managers [Webcast]
In this webcast, Richard Johnson of Greenwich Associates and John Adam of FactSet discuss the future of active management.
Performance Teams Facing Pressure of Complexity Turn to New Technology
Antiquated performance systems are often not able to properly support the increasing complexity of front-office needs.
Stress Testing a Bank of England Rate Increase
What would a rate hike mean for investors?
Performance System Road Blocks [Infographic]
Shifts In The Investment Landscape Have Proven Challenging For Active Investment Managers Already Under Pressure To Improve Their...
What Would a Shift Back to Active Investment Require?
The more uneven growth rates and “normal” asset-price correlations should naturally benefit active portfolio managers.
Do Companies Perform Better When they Invest in Themselves?
With possible tax reform ahead, what's the best way for companies to make use of newfound cash?
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