Factor Investing Doesn’t Always Deliver the Magic
Its different strategies can range from dynamic to sleepy.
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Market Moves
3rd Quarter Earnings Are Down, But not as Much as Expected
A 1% reduction is taking shape, with most companies already reporting, and things could’ve been worse.
Norges Bank CEO to Resign, Pension Fund Returns 1.6% in Q3
Yngve Slyngstad to step down after 12 years running the $1.09 trillion fund.
Why Are We Still Using the P/E Ratio?
The storied multiple takes a lot of flak, but maybe it has value after all.
Regulation
Leading Democrats Press Private Equity Leaders over Controversial Private Prison Operation
Scrutiny of five PE firms’ involvement in private prisons begins with an information request.
Alternatives
GPIF’s Hiromichi Mizuno’s Term Is Extended for Six Months
The radical investment officer will continue his charge to change the world.
Risk
Biometric Hacking: Even Your Face is Hackable
Researcher describes how he was able to trick the biometric protocols.
Risk
Organizations Relying on Ethical Hackers to Improve Security Postures
‘Bug bounties’ offered by major technology companies to help find vulnerabilities.
Newsmakers
Exclusive: How a More than $50 Billion Bet Boosted CalPERS Returns
A large move into equity factor investing was key for largest US pension.
‘Big Short’ Seer Spies New Bubble: Index Funds
Result: Small-cap and value stocks end up neglected, Michael Burry says.
Risk
Nevada Public Pension Beats Benchmark with 8.5% Return in 2019
Retirement system also met or surpassed yardstick for three, five, and 10 years.
Newsmakers
CalPERS In-State Investment Program is Up More than 11%
Meanwhile, plan is winding down its money-losing in-state private equity program.
Market Moves
Uh, Maybe Cutting Interest Rates Is Not a Good Idea
So says UBS’s chief, as the Fed, the ECB, and other central banks eye easing.
Market Moves
Multinationals Are Bailing from China, Larry Fink Says
As the trade war winds on with no end in sight, companies are not waiting around to see what happens, BlackRock chief finds.
UK, Dutch Authorities Bust €24 Million Cryptocurrency Theft
Six suspects allegedly used ‘typosquatting’ to target over 4,000 victims in 12 countries.