This Due Diligence Forum Research Paper and Presentation from PortfolioConstruction Conference 2010 discussed why the current slowdown in growth in global industrial production can be expected to continue in the short-term, arguing that this should be viewed as a part of a normal cycle, with industrial production growth to re-accelerate into 2011, providing support to industrial commodity demand and that possible market corrections are buying opportunities...

In this 2010 PortfolioConstruction Conference Critical Issues Forum session, Woody Brock, Founder of US-based Strategic Economic Decisions, argued that the US can rebound from its projected record US$20 trillion deficit, and what's required to achieve a soft landing...

In this 2010 PortfolioConstruction Conference Critical Issues Forum session, David Owyong, Head of Quantitative Research with MSCI Barra, explained the critical changes ahead for portfolio construction practices, particularly management of extreme events, SAA and risk management...

In this 2010 PortfolioConstruction Conference Critical Issues Forum session, our day one keynote speakers - Jonathan Pain, Chris Watling, Chris Selth and Manu Bhaskaran - argued their disparate views on the likely shocks ahead and the implications for building shock resistant portfolio...

In this 2010 PortfolioConstruction Conference Critical Issues Forum session, Singapore-based Manu Bhaskaran, Partner with the global Centennial Group, argued that while there are significant economic risks to the rise and rise of China, they are of low probability of eventuating...

In this 2010 PortfolioConstruction Conference Critical Issues Forum session, Jim O'Neill, Chief Economist with Goldman Sachs, argued that the world is being turned upside down, and the BRIC and N11 economies will become increasingly relevant when constructing portfolios...

In this 2010 PortfolioConstruction Conference Critical Issues Forum session, Chris Selth, CIO with 5 Oceans Asset Management in Sydney, argued that the GFC was a wake-up call on the need to build shock resistant portfolios and explored how we can test old truths against new risks...

In this 2010 PortfolioConstruction Conference Critical Issues Forum session, Chris Watling, CEO and founder of London-based Longview Economics aruged that there is nothing new about the post-GFC investing environment, and the increasing importance of a well diversified portfolio...

This Due Diligence Forum Research Paper and Presentation from PortfolioConstruction Conference 2010 explore which asset classes should be hedged, looking at the optimal hedge ratio for international equities. Is there in fact one answer, or does it change over time? Does it differ depending on the investment time frame? As the Australian dollar tends to be a pro-cyclical currency, does some hedging make sense?

This Due Diligence Forum Research Paper and Presentation from PortfolioConstruction Conference 2010 argued that typically, investors have arrived at their equities allocation (and domestic/international split) via mean-variance analysis of historical index returns and that this approach is fundamentally flawed Forward-looking investors should be asking “Where are the future tailwinds and is my portfolio positioned appropriately?”

This Due Diligence Forum Research Paper and Presentation from PortfolioConstruction Conference 2010 examined how active fund managers can manage exposures to volatility and shocks, and how each can be exploited in the quest to add alpha and improve shock resistance...

This Due Diligence Forum Research Paper and Presentation from PortfolioConstruction Conference 2010 examined and exploded many of the myths and delusions that investors have clung to, and proposed new ideas on how to build truly shock-proof portfolios...

This Due Diligence Forum Research Paper and Presentation from PortfolioConstruction Conference 2010 argued that simple strategies such as investing in government bonds or passively following market indices through the cycle are no longer sufficient to fulfill the dual purpose of protecting portfolios when growth assets are weak and generating sufficient income to meet client goals...

This Due Diligence Forum Research Paper and Presentation from PortfolioConstruction Conference 2010 argued that the framework within which the industry makes investment choices and constructs investment portfolios for clients is fundamentally flawed and that what is required is an objectives-based framework...

This Due Diligence Forum Research Paper and Presentation from PortfolioConstruction Conference 2010 investigated the role of domestic investors in Asia ex-Japan and how governments are implementing measures to save investor interest and attract them to equity markets, as well as exploring the various reforms and policies underway that could potentially change the economic and investment landscape in the region to the advantage of Australian and global investors...

This Due Diligence Forum Research Paper and Presentation from PortfolioConstruction Conference 2010 argued that heightened volatility and potentially lower growth rates lie ahead. It discussed how to adjust portfolios, including what sources of alpha are likely to be most successful, what it means for the risk management of equity portfolios, and whether market capitalisation weighted benchmarks are less appropriate...

This Due Diligence Forum Research Paper and Presentation from PortfolioConstruction Conference 2010 focused on the volatility of investment income, and real growth, revealing that a high yield equity strategy can be the cornerstone of retirement income planning and that account-based pensions with this investment approach can resolve the longevity question by minimising the need to sell down assets...

This Due Diligence Forum Research Paper and Presentation from PortfolioConstruction Conference 2010 discussed how the fundamentals underpining a stable environment for property, combined with the strength of contractually-bound income from real estate leases, provide an attractive and relatively secure return profile during a period of uncertainty...

In this 2010 PortfolioConstruction Conference Critical Issues Forum session, Jonathan Pain, Editor of the Pain Report, argued that the world is now divided between the submerging and emerging nations, and explained the implications for portfolio construction...

Filmed exclusively for PortfolioConstruction Conference 2010, these vignettes feature global investment thinkers - Niall Ferguson, Russ Koesterich, Bill Gross, Larry Kantor, Jim O'Neill, Bill Priest, Tim Farrelly, Hamish Douglass and Peter Gunning - giving their perspectives on the Conference theme "building shock resistant portfolios"...