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The hires reflect MPI’s vision for product development, the integration of new technologies into existing and future tools and the expansion of its services practice that leverages the firm’s intellectual property and quantitative research expertise.
California State Teachers’ Retirement System’s Innovation & Risk group will leverage Stylus Pro’s risk analytics and portfolio level reporting functionality to measure diversification benefits.
The SEC’s selection of MPI Stylus Pro software platform comes as MPI has seen increased interest globally from asset management regulators for data-driven technology solutions that augment legacy intelligence programs.
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MPI to Speak on Smart Beta at Quant World Canada
MPI President Jeff Schwartz will participate in a panel on smart beta at terrapinn Quant World Canada 2015. The panel, titled “Smart beta or dumb alpha Ð which side are you on?”, will explore performance persistence, sustainability of product growth and the outlook for strategy developments. MPI is proud to be an associate sponsor of the event.
Endowment Study Sheds Light on Elite Schools’ Returns
New research utilizes MPI’s proprietary Dynamic Style Analysis (DSA) to dive into the opaque world of endowment investing. With only ten data points representing a decade of returns, the model reveals significant insights into the sources of top endowments’ returns. The study finds a predominant portion of endowment returns are explained by asset allocation, particularly to illiquid alternative factors. To read more, including a performance attribution for fiscal year 2015, see the full analysis on the MPI Research Corner.
Nontraditional Bond Fund Research Widely Reported
MPI Research from Senior Analyst Sean Ryan on the behavior and performance characteristics of nontraditional bond funds was broadly featured across the investment media landscape, including Barron’s, Daily Alts, Financial Times, InvestmentNews and WSJ Wealth Adviser. The full research report, “Examining Recent Winners and Losers in the Nontraditional Bond Fund Category”, can be found on the MPI Research Corner.
CTA Research Featured on Abnormal Returns
MPI research on the recent performance of CTA funds amidst the ongoing commodities rout from Senior Analyst Sean Ryan was included in leading aggregator Abnormal Returns’ daily links. For the full research, see MPI’s Research Corner.