Portfolio for the Future™

It must be something in the water, or maybe in the chocolate. The Swiss National Bank shocked markets on…

By Diane Harrison The ongoing debate between friends and foes of quantitative strategies centers on which…

By John Brynjolfsson 1)      This morning's surprise announcement the Swiss National…

The title of this entry is a cliché, one either used or attributed to the wealthy uneducated at the expense…

Jeff Sprecher and the Intercontinental Exchange [the man and the institution that purchased NYSE Euronext for…

By John Brynjolfsson What's the biggest casualty of the crude oil price collapse? Tesla. Tesla’s success is a…

Bitcoin started 2015 sharply down. According to coindesk.com, one bitcoin, worth $319.70 on New Year’s Eve,…

The “low-volatility anomaly” looms rather large in CAPM literature. A new paper suggests that it has a lot to…

By Don Steinbrugge, CFA Each year, Agecroft Partners predicts the top hedge fund industry trends through its…

The Parliament in Greece attempted and failed to elect a President on Monday, December 29th. Prime Minister…

Heinrich Merz, the deputy CIO of the Permal Group, has offered the world his thoughts on the (eventual)…

Every year Global Perspectives publishes its annual white paper covering the 5 keys trends we see impacting…

By Brad Case, Ph.D., CFA, CAIA This is the second in a series of articles focusing on the strengths of…

We have made it a habit to present at this time of year a short list of the big news stories of the 12 months…

As another January approaches, the attention of asset managers and alpha seekers turns naturally to the…