Our Alternatives and Derivatives Team has been researching three distinct liquid alternative strategies: merger arbitrage; trend following; and systematic global macro. They’ve looked at the rationale, performance and key considerations of each.
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- Tuesday, September 21 Fiona Reynolds joins Frontier board
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- Monday, June 28 Congratulations Angela Emslie, AM
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- Wednesday, April 21 Frontier recruits from UK partner
- Wednesday, April 21 Tech release for insurers
- Monday, March 29 Decarbonisation risks and opportunities
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- Thursday, March 11 Frontier reviews investment manager culture
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- Tuesday, February 23 Your Future, Your Super: Frontier submission
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- Friday, October 30 Frontier launches new brand
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- Saturday, October 17 October 2020 market update
- Tuesday, September 22 Structured credit
- Tuesday, September 22 Alternative risk premia COVID-19 deep dive
- Tuesday, September 22 Hedging against unexpected inflation rises
- Wednesday, September 16 September Market Update 2020
- Tuesday, August 18 August Market Update 2020
- Thursday, July 23 Understanding China A-shares
- Saturday, July 18 ‘Balanced’ may not be balanced for older members
- Saturday, July 18 Relative value multi-asset hit rate analysis
- Saturday, July 18 June 2020 equities performance
- Friday, July 10 July Market Update 2020
- Thursday, June 18 Network level challenges facing Australian renewables
- Thursday, June 18 Superannuation performance: risk in this volatile period
- Monday, June 15 June Market Update 2020
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- Wednesday, May 20 Frontier welcomes new Head of Technology
- Monday, April 27 India Study Tour
- Monday, April 27 Opportunity in the midst of chaos
- Friday, April 24 Five years on top for Frontier
- Friday, April 24 New faces at Frontier
- Friday, April 17 April Market Update 2020
- Wednesday, April 8 Governance checklist
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- Thursday, March 19 Managing climate change exposure via passive equities
- Friday, March 13 UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Wednesday, March 11 March Market Update 2020
- Wednesday, February 26 Market Insights: Coronavirus Part 1
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- Thursday, February 20 USA – Property niche sectors
- Thursday, February 20 Superannuation performance – no risk, no return
- Thursday, February 20 Royal commission progress update
- Wednesday, February 19 Superannuation industry trends 2020
- Wednesday, February 19 Policy space heading into the next downturn
- Wednesday, February 19 When out of stock is a good thing
- Tuesday, February 18 New Director to join Frontier Board
- Wednesday, February 12 February Market Update 2020
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- Monday, July 8 New Frontier Staff
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- Friday, July 5 Frontier snapshot as at 30 June 2020
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- Thursday, June 27 Super fund numbers to halve as funds face challenging outlook
- Thursday, June 27 Remuneration key to culture but don’t neglect non-financial aspects
- Thursday, June 27 Healthcare infrastructure piques institutional interest
- Thursday, June 27 Real estate innovation offers asset owners new opportunities
- Thursday, June 27 Stick tight with Aussie active managers
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- Thursday, June 27 Asset owners take aim at modern slavery hidden in supply chains
- Thursday, June 27 From hype to reality: Machine Learning in investment management
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