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Mergers and Acquisitions in 2024: Headwinds to Tailwinds?
With wide spreads, an improved playbook for assessing deal risk, and the potential for more M&A activity to materialize, 2024 could be a strong year for merger arbitrage performance.
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.
Book Review: The Four Pillars of Investing, Second Edition
William J. Bernstein provides a comprehensive guide that offers important insights and practical strategies for creating and maintaining a successful investment portfolio.
Plan Sponsor Priorities for 2024: A Seven-Item Checklist
What topics in particular should defined contribution (DC) plan sponsors keep front of mind this year?
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.
Monte Carlo Simulations: Forecasting Folly?
Forecasts in the form of Monte Carlo simulations are not the best way to anticipate a client’s future portfolio returns.
A More Robust Macro Risk Targeting Strategy for Equities
“It is possible to construct equity portfolios that possess out of sample exposure that facilitate more precise targeting of levels of macroeconomic risk exposure.”