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Evaluating Benchmark Misfit Risk

CFA Institute

How can we identify and measure a portfolio's benchmark misfit risk?

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Benchmarking Has Become Circular

CFA Institute

Benchmarking a company against its peers tends to be the quickest path to mediocrity.

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Sebi issues fresh benchmarking norms for portfolio managers

CFO News

While tagging an investment approach to a particular strategy, the portfolio manager should select one benchmark from those prescribed for that strategy to enable the investor to evaluate relative performance of the portfolio managers, Sebi said.

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MiB: Graeme Forster, Orbis Investments

Barry Ritholtz

 This week, we speak with Graeme Forster, a director at Orbis Investments Ltd., We discuss the firm’s unique fee arrangement: For institutional accounts of $100 million and up, they pay a base fee 33% of outperformance versus the benchmark (and no management fee). which has $34 billion in assets under management.

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How to Invest in The S&P 500 Index (Guide for New Investors)

CFO News Room

Whether you’re a newbie or a seasoned investor, you’ve probably heard these words from a friend or family member who invests in the S&P 500: “Just buy an index fund.”. But does it make sense for ALL investors to invest in the S&P 500? What if you’re not 100% comfortable investing all your money in the stock market?

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CFOs tap into strategic approach in tech investing

Future CFO

When CFOs tap into a broader spectrum of benchmarks, they can use that added visibility to unlock new opportunities for business growth and efficiency for the future. With these tech investments , it is vital for financial leaders to take a macro-level view of their decisions.

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At the Money: Benefits of Quantitative Investing

Barry Ritholtz

At the Money: Benefits of Quantitative Investing (March 20, 2024) Throughout history, investing has been a lot more “Art” than “Science.” For most of the last century, investing was a lot more art than science. What Works on Wall Street was the first quantitative equity investing work, more or less for the layperson.