01 July 2018

For many years, real estate investment has retained a chronic home bias. Today, international diversification is on the rise. So why are there still so few “global” real estate funds, and what are the options for investors seeking global exposure?

• Equity
• Real Estate

Read more: Going Global in Real Estate

01 July 2018

Have enhanced (active) currency overlays outperformed static currency hedging in recent years? Based on our most recent manager analysis the answer appears to be “yes.”

• Diversifying Strategies
• Emerging Markets
• Portfolio Design
• Currency

Read more: Do Active Currency Overlays Beat Passive Hedges?

01 June 2018

“ESG” certainly wasn’t a buzzword in Japan five years ago. While a recent surge in responsible investment news from the country has raised the profile of this issue, we wondered: are the headlines being mirrored in local equity managers’ engagement practices?

• ESG
• Equity

Read more: Does Japan’s ESG Trend Go Beyond the “G”?

01 May 2018

In a rocky round-trip, January saw trend-following and equity-focused strategies soar while February brought sizable losses for many trend-following and short volatility factors.

• Diversifying Strategies
• Alternative Risk Premia

Read more: What Volatility in Q1 Revealed about Alternative Risk Premia