Tips for Aspiring Fund Managers
What skills and outlook are necessary for a successful career in fund management? We get some great insights and advice from a panel of experienced portfolio managers and investment specialists.
Sometimes, WHEN matters more than WHAT
In his new book, 'WHEN', Daniel Pink sets out to unearth the hidden science of timing. Clare Flynn explores this engaging new read and discovers some important and surprising insights about when we should - and shouldn't - attempt to get things done.
Show me the continuous improvement
Asset allocator, Emmet Maguire III, reflects on how it's become harder to find differentiated equity strategies, and why he's now seeking out managers who can demonstrate they are tackling cognitive bias and finding ways to continuously improve their investment process.
Asset management innovation? Walk don’t run
Asset management firms have been hiring new innovation teams. But rather than adopt a head-on approach to change which may prompt resistance, we advocate a Kaizen approach that begins with smaller, measurable and more gradual improvements.
“When you get clever with data, it can be truly beautiful”
We talk to Snežana Pejić PhD, Senior Quantitative Researcher at Essentia's London office. She tells us why crunching investor performance data trumps a life in academia, and how the new union between technology and behavioral science is helping people to become better investors.
Will google eat your lunch?
Speculation is increasing about Google’s ambitions in the asset management space. In this article, Eric Rovick argues that the real threat is not Google’s technology, but its culture and a willingness to focus on process and behavior. Today’s asset managers would do well to learn from this approach as more new entrants enter the market.
Before you vote in the next election…
As we approach the UK general election on May 7th, we’re looking at some of the ways in which behavioral science is being used to mobilise voters and affect their perception of the party candidates.
On fund managers, hermit crabs and decisions under stress
How creative is your investment thinking when you're stressed? Professor Mark Fenton-O’Creevy looks at nature and scientific evidence to illustrate that we may be less flexible than we think.
Jesse Livermore and the importance of investment behavior
Jesse Livermore, the legendary investor represented in the investment classic, Reminiscences of a Stock Operator, was known for his trading and investment skill. He was also a keen advocate of self-awareness and documenting the behavioral factors that impact investment performance.
Is your email out of control?
It's been found that we spend 28 % of our time reading and responding to e-mails. If you're a fund manager you'll know it can feel like even more. Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic (on our Advisory Panel) discusses some approaches to managing emails and increasing your focus.