This presentation and underlying research paper explore relative price strength screens that can be used to identify trends and determine the right time to invest, and demonstrate the significant value that has been added over time by "listening to the market" in this way...

This presentation and underlying research paper argue that portfolios should be constructed of high quality companies with strong fundamentals bought at attractive valuations, regardless of their geographical location, sector or benchmark weight...

This presentation and underlying research paper presents analysis suggesting we have entered a fourth wave of inflation and strong commodity price growth that may continue for the next 10 to 12 years and therefore investments in agriculture are becoming increasingly attractive...

This presentation and underlying research paper address which real estate asset classes will perform best over the next five to seven years and why...

This presentation and underlying research paper ask whether we should have seen the 2007/2008 credit crisis coming, and recommends a return to the evaluation of fixed interest investments on their own individual merits rather than purely as a mathematical optimisation exercise...

This presentation and underlying research paper examine whether we can continue to blindly rely on central banks to win the fight against inflation for us, or is it time that we looked at defensive asset allocation as a way to inflation proof our portfolios?

This presentation and research paper outline the broad range of alternative investments available and some issues to consider in assessing listed and unlisted vehicles, and the key portfolio construction questions posed by non-institutional investors...

Awareness is at an all-time high for investors and managers with regard to eco investment themes. This presentation and underlying research paper aim to highlight how investors might access these themes and how they would fit into an overall investment portfolio...

This presentation and underlying research paper assess the investment opportunity in global agribusiness...

This presentation and underlying research paper highlight that the volatility of markets suggests that, at least in the short term, markets are just a conglomeration of human herd instincts. They ask "how do we build a process and philosophy to help us beat the market?". We refer to Freud and Darwin...

As investors, we can manage and limit expected losses, but it takes expertise to limit the impact of an extreme event. In credit portfolios, this extreme event is called tail risk. This session and underlying research paper examine the risks within credit portfolios and how to manage them...

This presentation and underlying research paper analyses the time-varying nature of correlations between fund-of-funds and traditional asset classes with a specific focus on analysing performance during crisis periods...

This presentation and underlying research paper discuss how advisers can improve portfolio efficiency through the use of long/short funds...

This presentation and underlying research paper argue that a well constructed global equity portfolio requires the flexibility to invest in frontier and emerging markets the future of global growth...

This presentation and underlying research examine an alternative approach using a combination of fundamental stock level research and quantitative methods to estimate ex-ante portfolio risk based on exposure to three primary characteristics...

Risk profiling is generally agreed to be an important part of the financial planning process – and, yet, it is something that generates large measures of skepticism, controversy and, from time to time, attention from the regulators. Ensuring a portfolio is within the bounds of both a client's risk tolerance and risk capacity is critical - just getting one right is not good enough...

The 2007 PortfolioConstruction Conference program again challenged delegates' thinking about how they design and build investor portfolios - and it would have been hard to pick a better time to bring together 500 of Australia's leading portfolio construction professionals...

It's not often you get an opportunity to listen to an investment expert of the calibre of The Honourable Dr Philippa Malmgren. A leading consultant on the global political and policy environment and the influence on financial markets and the global economy, she regularly visits with leading policy-makers among the offices of heads of government, the boards of central banks and elected and appointed officials among the G7 countries....

It would have been hard to pick a better time to bring together 500 of Australia's leading portfolio construction professionals. Conference came hard on the heels of the 30 June deadline for post-tax super contributions of up to $1 million and then, during conference week, the US subprime meltdown shaved 6% off global equities...

Elizabeth presents her insights into the changing face of retirement globally along with new research capturing Australian advisers' experience with their Baby Boomer clients...