ALO03: Lessons from a $25 billion CIO ft. Elizabeth Burton

Published: Feb. 23, 2022, 7 a.m.

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Alan Dunne is joined today by Elizabeth Burton to discuss managing a public fund versus a private fund, the challenges to those invested in the traditional 60 / 40 portfolio, the current outlook for inflation, performing above expectations, how to re-position a portfolio for higher expected inflation, fixed income versus real assets, categorising asset classes effectively, the limits of mean variance optimisation, using historical perspectives as an input into current decision-making, difficulties in the manager selection process, and how to simplify complex ideas in order to communicate more efficiently.

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In this episode, we discuss:

  • The outlook for inflation
  • Achieving high performance consistently
  • How to re-allocate a portfolio accordingly
  • Mean variance optimisation
  • Whether this time is different
  • Selecting the right manager
  • Simplifying complexity for better understanding

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Episode TimeStamps:

00:00 - Intro

03:30 - Elizabeth\\u2019s background and history in the investment world

04:55 - Elizabeth\\u2019s perspective on today\\u2019s markets

06:52 - Managing a public fund versus a private fund

08:14 - Performing above expectations

09:38 - The current outlook for inflation

11:31 - How to re-position a portfolio for higher expected inflation

13:57 - Fixed income'