MPI solutions and research are frequently featured in a number of financial and investment media outlets.
There’s book smart and there’s money smart, and sometimes those two things don’t coincide. That could be the takeaway from the latest data from risk analytics firm MPI (Markov Processes International, which reviewed how Ivy League endowments are performing this year. The answer is not great for many of America’s top schools. See more about these insights on Barron’s.
Mutual fund industry publication Fund Action covers the launch of MPI Target-Date Radar, “aimed at meeting the demands of defined contribution consultants for a more robust and quantitative evaluator not associated with a particular asset manager.” Click here to read the press release.
ThinkAdvisor, the digital outlet for wealth management trade publication Investment Advisor Magazine, includes the launch of MPI’s Target-Date Radar in its weekly review of new products for advisors. Click here to read the press release.
In its daily email to advisors, WealthManagement.com covers the release of MPI Target-Date Radar. The article quotes MPI client Chas Mansfield, CIO of Compass Financial Partners, who discusses the need to use independent and objective tools in light of the DOL Conflict of Interest (Fiduciary) Rule. Click here to read the press release.
Planadviser, a publication for retirement fiduciaries and consultants, writes up the launch of MPI Target-Date Radar. Reporter Javier Simon notes the tool aims to use robust analytics to “uncover exposures that manage longevity, volatility and inflationary risks” and quotes MPI client Chas Mansfield, CIO of Compass Financial Partners, who discusses the importance of using independent, objective tools for the evaluation of TDFs. Click here to read the press release.
The 401kWire’s Lande Asiru breaks the news of the launch of MPI Target-Date Radar, “a tool that helps 401(k) plan advisors better select TDFs for plan sponsors, supporting them in meeting their fiduciary obligations.” The defined contribution-focused publication provides an overview of how the tool works. Click here to read the press release.
Sean Ryan, Senior Analyst, Research, at MPI (Markov Processes International) asks if there is more danger in High Yield Bond Funds. In an article by Wealth Advisor, Ryan notes that investors reaping rewards from high yield returns should beware the dangers of liquidity risk.
The unpredictability of economic policies in the US and Europe, paired with increasing default rates, could hit investors in the US high yield market, said Markov Processes International on Tuesday. Read more on Global Capital.
ValueWalk finds that Singapore-based QuantEdge Global has been found sitting on top and at the bottom of the HSBC Hedge Weekly leader board for several years.
They might find liquidity to be an issue in emerging markets when there is a need to sell,” said Sean Ryan, senior analyst at MPI, a global provider of quantitative research and risk analytics. See The Wall Street Journal for more info.