Looking back at 2020, it was clearly a year of extreme disruption, partial adaptation and survival. 

In Q1 2020, markets around the world reacted violently to the spread of Covid-19 pandemic, the VIX reached a record high of 82.69 on March 16, surpassing the previous peak of 80.74, elsewhere ongoing regulation and rule changes affected derivatives market, but on the alternatives side, venture capital and private equity exits revived towards the end of the year.

As we consider our prospects for the future, there is certainly reason for concern, with persistent unemployment rates, rising national debt, and a virus that is not yet defeated. However, 2020 has demonstrated that there is also reason for hope in the form of human adaptability, technological innovation, and market resilience. In finance, we are keenly aware of the global landscape, the interconnections between sectors and economies, and the value of intelligent policy responses, clear communications, and international coordination. Through a combination of awareness, cooperation, and action, we will meet this challenge together.

Top articles for 2020

PERSPECTIVES: The New Normal 2.0
Mohamed A. El-Erian

Foundations of ESG Investing: How ESG Affects Equity Valuation, Risk, and Performance
Laura Nishikawa

Cryptocurrency: A New Investment Opportunity?
Yu Wang

Machine Learning in Asset Management—Part 1: Portfolio Construction—Trading Strategies
Derek Snow

Jim Cramer’s Mad Money Charitable Trust Performance and Factor Attribution
Derek Snow

 

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New launches

 

With Responsible investing projected to explode in popularity over the next decade, this year we launched The Journal of Impact and ESG Investing!   Our editor Brian Bruce is CEO, CIO and Founder of Hillcrest Asset Management who has published numerous scholarly articles and books on investment management and working alongside Brian is Lloyd Kurtz, Head of Social Impact Investing at Wells Fargo Private Bank. Kurtz helped found the Mosokowitz Prize for best paper in ESG and his recent research focuses on the relationship between ESG performance and the competitiveness of firms.   Together they have recruited an outstanding advisory board that make up some of the top investment professionals in the industry. Fast-forward four months and we have now published our second issue of the journal, which you can find online here.

 

 

 

 

We also launched our webinar series conversations with Frank and continue to publish outstanding research within our Special Issues.

 

Conversations with Frank Fabozzi

 

Mohamed El-Erian Chief economic advisor at Allianz, author of best-selling book When Markets Collide Watch now Conversations with Frank and Mohamed El-Erian	Andrew Lo Professor of Finance MIT Sloan School of Management Watch now Coversations with Frank and Andrew Lo	Marcos Lopez de Prado CIO of True Positive Technologies and Professor of Practice at Cornell University’s School of Engineering Watch now Conversations with Frank and Marcos Lopez de Prado

 

 

Special Issues

 

Each year we published a series of issues dedicated to a range of investment disciplines, below is a collection of our most popular issues.

 

ESG Special Issue	Ethical Investing	Fund Manager Selection	Multi-asset Strategies

 

 

 

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What's next for 2021?

           

 

NEW PLATFORM Next year we are planning to relaunch the platform with a fresh new-look!  We will be unveiling an updated layout, with new advanced tools and features enhancing the quality of our offering, by ensuring all of our content is easily accessible.

SPECIAL REPORTS Covering a range of investment topics each of our special issues equip you with the tools you need to tackle the trending issues and ideas.   Quantitative Investing (January) Multi-Asset Strategies (March) DOL Proposed ESG Rule (March) Investment Models (March)

CONVERSATIONS WITH FRANK The series has been a great success, featuring some of the investment industry's most though-leading experts. We will be continuing the series into 2021 with our first guest - Martin Leibowitz, President of Advanced Portfolio Studies LLC (APS) More details coming soon.

 

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