Alternative Investments… Maximizing Portfolio Efficiency with Stablecoins 10 Jun 2025March 13, 2026 Stablecoins are increasingly being used for cash management and liquidity optimization, acting as a substitute for traditional money market instruments. Their main advantage is the faster settlement times and the…
Alternative Investments… Current Trends in the Private Credit Market 28 Nov 2023September 19, 2024 The private credit market refers to non-bank lenders providing loans or credit to companies. Unlike traditional bank loans or publicly traded bonds, these credit instruments are not traded on public…
Alternative Investments… ESG in the Oil and Gas Industry 11 May 2023September 19, 2024 When investing in oil companies, ESG factors are taken into account to assess the company's sustainability and long-term prospects. Some of the most important ESG-related drivers/indicators for oil companies are:…
Alternative Investments… Digital Assets for Portfolio Allocation 18 Apr 2023September 19, 2024 Digital assets, also known as cryptocurrencies or virtual currencies, have become an increasingly popular investment option for portfolio allocation due to their potential for high returns and diversification benefits. When…
Alternative Investments… Investment Portfolios in Pursuit of 1.5-Degree Climate Goal 5 Feb 2023June 27, 2024 Climate issues are among the world’s biggest challenges. Fossil fuel emissions accumulating in the atmosphere and trapping more of the sun's energy are expected to drive global temperatures above 1.5…
Alternative Investments… Clean Technology Investment Solutions 1 Feb 2023June 27, 2024 Energy consumption is the largest source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions globally. This includes fuel combustion for transportation and the generation of heat and electricity. Therefore, carbon capture has become…
Asset Allocation… Positioning Portfolios for An Environment of High Inflation 27 Jul 2022August 5, 2024 Investors should adopt inflation protection as inflation shows few signs of moderating anytime soon and central banks are tightening monetary policy aggressively. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) can help position portfolios…
Commodities… Uncertainty Clouds the Outlook 24 Mar 2022September 18, 2024 An anti-goldilocks economy refers to the global economy where policymakers are confronted with a stagflationary supply shock, which is negative for growth and will tend to push up inflation further.…
Asset Allocation… Naive 1/N Portfolio versus Sophistication and Optimization 28 Jun 2012March 28, 2025 Optimal diversification is one of the key insights of modern portfolio theory, however, due to estimation errors, theory-based portfolio strategies are not as good as one once thought; under some…