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Climate Transition Risk in European Equity Markets

How can investors assess climate transition risk in their portfolios?

EAM: How and Why AI-Powered Active Management Will Dominate Passive

For active management to acquire sufficient alpha to eclipse passive, a paradigm shift driven by new technologies and new methods is required. That's where Ensemble Active Management (EAM) comes in.

Know Your Prospect (KYP): What’s in Their Portfolio and Why?

Using a potential client's existing portfolio as a diagnostic tool just might lead to a higher conversion rate.

Times Change: The Era of the Private Equity Denominator Effect

How can investors address the denominator effect in private equities?

Venture Capital: Lessons from the Dot-Com Days

Start-up valuations have yet to fully reflect the market's ongoing downdraft. The correction could prove as protracted as that of the dot-com crash. 

The Low-Volatility Factor and Occam’s Razor

Will the low-volatility premium continue to be the best-kept secret in financial markets?

Mike Tang, CFA, CPA, on Spin-Off Listings in Hong Kong SAR

What's the appeal of spin-offs in general and in Mainland China and Hong Kong SAR, in particular? KPMG partner Mike Tang, CFA, CPA, shares his insights.

It’s Not Always the Economy: Five Questions to Gauge Financial Markets

The economy matters, but it matters differently to different investors depending on their distinct objectives, timelines, and asset allocation. And it’s not the only thing that matters.

ESG Investing and the Popularity Asset Pricing Model (PAPM)

When it comes to ESG investing, we have to agree that we don’t all agree. 

Bad Ideas: Why Active Equity Funds Invest in Them and Five Ways to Avoid Them

Most active equity funds do not underperform for lack of stock-picking skill. Rather the investment industry incentivizes them to manage business risk at the expense of long-term portfolio performance.



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