This content is from: Portfolio State Street’s Suzanne Duncan Reveals Investors’ Biggest Mistakes In an exhaustive study, the head of research at the State Street Center for Applied Research found that money managers overemphasize alpha. By Julie Segal March 26, 2015
The 2004 All-America Research Team The striking thing about Wall Street research today may not be how many veteran analysts have left, but how good the new crop seems to be -- as the current team attests. October 13, 2004
This content is from: Portfolio For Wall Street a Decade After 9/11, Everything Has Changed The terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center spurred Wall Street firms to reassess the way they manage risk. But the operational and business planning improvements they've made may not be enough to protect them from financial market crises. By Katie Gilbert September 12, 2011
This content is from: Corner Office Asset Managers Among the Worst-Governed Public Firms, Study Finds Even firms like BlackRock and State Street that advocate for good governance score poorly for accountability and long-termism in a new analysis. By Amy Whyte June 22, 2018
This content is from: Corner Office Institutional Investors Bite off More Than They Can Chew in Their Quest for Better Returns In the five years since the financial crisis struck, pension funds, endowments and other institutions have reacted by pouring money into overly conservative strategies on the one hand and complex alternatives on the other. They’re adding to these challenges by doing more direct investing. By Julie Segal January 08, 2013
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