TTU149: Risk, Return, Repeat: The Portable Alpha Revival ft. Razvan Remsing & Alan Dunne
Top Traders Unplugged
Niels Kaastrup-Larsen
4.8 • 670 Ratings
🗓️ 9 April 2025
⏱️ 70 minutes
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Summary
Today, we’re diving into the world of portable alpha and how it can really shake up your investment game. Alan Dunne and I are chatting with Razvan Remsing from Aspect Capital, who shares that this concept isn’t new but is gaining traction again as allocators look for ways to make their portfolios work harder. With everything going on in the markets, it’s essential to think about how different strategies can fit together, especially in a world where traditional asset allocations might not cut it anymore. We’ll explore the benefits of a multi-asset approach and how CTAs can play a crucial role in managing risk while seeking out returns.
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Episode Timestamps:
01:28 - Introduction to Razvan Remsing and Aspect Capital
06:50 - A critical time for portable alpha products
18:25 - The evolution of the sophistication of investors
25:44 - Why trend following is the magic sauce to your portfolio
33:07 - Are investors sleeping on portable alpha strategies?
37:07 - The state of the CTA space from a global macro perspective
45:14 - The total portfolio approach
52:48 - Razvan's perspective on replication strategies
58:14 - Key advice for working with...
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| 0:00.0 | So it's really that ability to get people to think a bit about a multi-acet approach, an unfitted approach, |
| 0:15.0 | and just consider almost like the title of our paper, finding the right match. |
| 0:22.4 | So I just want to put CTAs on the menu when people are thinking of doing these active risk |
| 0:30.0 | within equity markets. |
| 0:34.4 | Imagine spending an hour with the world's greatest traders. Imagine learning from their |
| 0:39.4 | experiences, their successes, and their failures. Imagine no more. Welcome to Top Traders Unplugged, |
| 0:47.1 | the place where you can learn from the best hedge fund managers in the world so you can take your |
| 0:51.6 | manager due diligence or investment career to the next level. |
| 0:55.5 | Before we begin today's conversation, remember to keep two things in mind. All the discussion |
| 1:00.1 | we'll have about investment performance is about the past, and past performance does not |
| 1:04.6 | guarantee or even infer anything about future performance. Also understand that there's a significant |
| 1:09.8 | risk of financial loss with |
| 1:11.3 | all investment strategies, and you need to request and understand the specific risks from the |
| 1:16.2 | investment manager about their product before you make investment decisions. Here's your host, |
| 1:21.3 | veteran hedge fund manager, Nealz Kostrup Larson. |
| 1:29.7 | Hey everyone, and welcome to another edition on our top traders on block series, where today |
| 1:35.3 | Alan Don and I are delighted to be joined by Rasswan Remzing, Director of Investment Solutions |
| 1:40.2 | at Aspect Capital, as part of our conversations with industry leaders in the world of managed |
| 1:45.7 | futures and with a bit of a bias towards real CTAs and trend following. |
| 1:51.2 | Rasm, it's a great pleasure to have you on the podcast. |
| 1:54.4 | Thanks so much for making time for us today and to join us. |
| 1:58.4 | We certainly have been looking forward to these conversations. |
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