The rise of liquid alternatives not only marks an improvement on traditional fund of hedge funds, it also makes a hedge fund allocation a genuine competitor with other onshore absolute return solutions.

This report explores institutional investors' attitudes toward equity market risk and looks at the downside protection strategies they are using to insure their portfolios against volatility.

There are a number of reasons to be optimistic about China's long-term economic future, but the short-to-medium term challenges are considerable.

This week's Fodder kicks off with three perspectives on China, before turning to the challenge of finding skill in active managers, plus a new "Undiscovered Fund".

This week's Fodder kicks off with 3 perspectives on China, before turning to the challenge of finding skill in active managers, plus a new "Undiscovered Fund".

The challenge in finding differential skill among active managers reflects a surfeit, not a dearth, of skill. This is the major lesson of the paradox of skill. As Napoleon was reported to say, "Ability is nothing without opportunity."

In Fodder this week - GaveKal & Hartwich on the Eurozone plus Michael Kitces provides an improved version of the 4% rule.

In Fodder this week - GaveKal & Hartwich on the Eurozone plus Michael Kitces provides an improved version of the 4% rule.

As we have just witnessed, it took an enormous effort to keep Greece in the eurozone. In the end, Europe could deal with the problem. For other members, such propping up will not always be possible. What happens next in France, Spain and Italy may well turn out to be more worrying than anything we have seen around Athens so far.

A simple ratchet-style "safe" withdrawal rate approach, where spending is increased by 10% any time the portfolio rises more than 50% above its starting value, beats the traditional 4% rule, generating equal or better retirement spending, even while being conservative enough to not require a spending cut in the event of a market pullback in the future.

This is a special interest subsection of our wider Perspectives library in which we present research and opinion about lifecycle investing issues.

This week's Fodder is a mixed bag covering markets, strategies and investing with Jack Gray, Tim Farrelly and GaveKal

This week's Fodder is a mixed bag covering markets, strategies and investing with Jack Gray, Tim Farrelly and GaveKal

In this week's Fodder Dom McCormick comments on the IOOF media frenzy plus GaveKal on Greece & 2 geopolitical pieces from Mohamed El-Erian & Bill O'Grady.

In this week's Fodder Dom McCormick comments on the IOOF media frenzy plus GaveKal on Greece & 2 geopolitical pieces from Mohamed El-Erian & Bill O'Grady

This week's Fodder features 15 CPD accredited videos, papers and perspectives. Absorb them, sit the quiz and earn CPD.

The current focus on the downpour in Greece is understandable. But we should not be so distracted that we fail to prepare for two other possible storms – and the possibility that they converge into a perfect storm.

This week's Fodder features 15 CPD accredited videos, papers and perspectives. Absorb them, sit the quiz and earn CPD.

As always, PortfolioConstruction Forum Symposium is the highlight of my year in terms of professional development. This year's was probably the best to date. Here are the key takeouts I sent to my clients.

PortfolioConstruction Forum Academy challenges and advances portfolio construction knowledge and wisdom. Open to a select group of just 80 senior, experienced portfolio construction practitioners each year, Academy will enable you to continuously develop, test, and validate your portfolio construction philosophy and decision-making framework.