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CIO Memo: Macro Allocation Perspectives for 2024
Where can Macro contribute the most, and how might this change in the year ahead? The engines are returns, noncorrelation, and downside performance, and each contributes in essential ways.
ESG and Systematic Strategies: Panel Perspectives Among Leading European Institutional Investors
Last month, we joined a distinguished panel of European institutional investors to discuss our shared hopes and real-world experience associated with moving ESG investing into the systematic investing frontier. The topics shared were enlightening, and offer a concise state of the industry on this topic.
The Impact of Higher Interest Rates on Hedge Fund Strategies
With a risk-free rate of 5%, investors have options that were not available two years ago, and this is now the bogey that managers are compared to. So, do higher rates improve a hedge fund’s performance expectations, or are they a headwind? As with most things, it depends.
2020 and Its Aftermath: Ballast Your Portfolio to Thrive in a Rapidly Changing World
How quickly the world can change! 2020 serves as a reminder of the dramatic market swings that are possible over short calendar year periods. The year began with the markets collapsing as the scale of the global COVID-19 pandemic took shape. This was followed by...
Solving the ESG Dilemma: How to Advance One’s Values While Also Improving Performance
Using our ESG universe, we observe that the majority of funds have underperformed the wider market over the last...
Systematic Macro: What, How and Why Should I Care?
Global Macro practitioners can be divided into two camps: discretionary and systematic. Discretionary practitioners develop a top-down macroeconomic view and engage in concentrated positions based on discretionary assessments of fundamental data such as GDP,...
Welton Wins ESG Fund of the Year at the 2023 HFM US Performance Awards in New York
Welton ESG Advantage wins ESG Fund of the Year at the 2023 HFM US Performance Awards.
Two Welton Programs Shortlisted for the 2023 HFM US Performance Awards
We are honored to share that Welton Trend and Welton ESG Advantage were shortlisted for awards at this year’s 2023 HFM US Performance Awards. Thank you to HFM, and hearty congratulations to the distinguished fellow nominees listed below.
The 60/40 Portfolio Is Back — But Is It Safe?
The wisdom of the venerable 60/40 allocation was questioned in 2021 amid the end of the 40-year bond bull market. But now, some major media outlets are declaring that 60/40 is back. But is it safe?
SBAI Stockholm Institutional Investor Roundtable | Stockholm, Sweden
Join us on November 28 for Guillaume Detrait's panel, “ESG in Systematic Strategies,” featuring representatives from Swedbank Robur, Lynx Asset Management, and SBAI.
Southeast RIA Summit | Atlanta, GA
Join us on November 28 for William Marr's panel, "Market Outlooks and Opportunities" (CFP), featuring representatives from Balentine, Cerity Partners, Hamilton Capital Partners, and NovaPoint Capital.
SBAI Paris Members Lunch | Paris, France
Join us on November 22 for Matthieu Claudel's panel, “New Forms of Partnerships,” featuring representatives from CDPQ, New Alpha, and SBAI.