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- RLI Corp. Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you sir. The question and answer session will begin at this time. Operator instructions. Please stand by for our first question. And the first question will come from DeForest Hinman with Walthausen & Co. DeForest Hinman – Walthausen & Co. Hi. I had a...
- Earnings calls 2009-07-21
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- The Impact of Real Estate on the Mixed-Asset Portfolio in Periods of Financial Stress
- The case for holding real estate in the mixed-asset portfolio is typically made on its stabilizing effect as a result of its diversification benefits. However, portfolio diversification often fails when it is most needed, i.e. during periods of financial stress. In these periods, the variability of returns for most asset...
- White papers 2003-05-16
- Real Estate in the Mixed-Asset Portfolio: The Question of Consistency
- Real estate is increasingly been seen as an attractive addition to the mixed-asset portfolio. However, determining whether the good return enjoyed by real estate is a temporary or long-term phenomenon is a question that remains largely unanswered. Consistency in this context refers to the ability of an asset to maintain...
- White papers 2004-06-22
- Asset management tools help identify and manage trends and costs, says META Group new asset portfolio management tools evaluation report released today.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-12 November 2003-META GROUP: Asset management tools help identify and manage trends and costs, says META Group new asset portfolio management tools evaluation report released todayC1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:11122003 FLEET, Hampshire -- META Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: METG) today announced...
- Research articles 2003-11-12
- Adding Hedge Funds To A Traditional Asset Portfolio: What Can We Learn?
- "Alternative assets - hedge funds - have a meaningful impact on the efficient frontier for investors who usually hold only traditional assets like stocks and bonds. The portfolio gains from holding hedge funds can, in fact, be significantly greater than gains earned through international diversification. Hence, the growth of hedge...
- White papers 2001-09-01
- The Case for REITs in the Mixed-Asset Portfolio in the Short and Long Run
- The poor performance of the Stock Market in the US up to the middle of 2003 has meant that REITs are increasingly been seen as an attractive addition to the mixed-asset portfolio. However, there is little evidence to indicate the consistency of the role REITs should play a role in...
- White papers 2004-08-06
- The Return Due to Diversification of Real Estate to the US Mixed-Asset Portfolio
- Booth and Fama (1992) observe that the compound return and so the terminal wealth of a portfolio is greater than the weighted average of the compound returns of the individual investments, a difference referred to as the return due to diversification RDD. Thus, assets that offer high RDD should be...
- White papers 2003-06-01
- Public and Private Real Estate in a Mixed-Asset Portfolio
- Stock market volatility and low interest rates have renewed interest in income/ dividend producing investments. Previous research has studied the inclusion of public real estate or private real estate in a mixed-asset portfolio, but only one study has included both with constraints. This study analyzes the inclusion of both public...
- White papers 2004-01-19
- Synergies Among Management Tools Key in Selecting Asset Portfolio Management Solutions, Says META Group
- STAMFORD, Conn. -- Organizations implementing asset portfolio management solutions must understand the role of these tools in the larger, strategic information technology organization ITO, says META Group (Nasdaq: METG), a leading provider of IT research, advisory services, and strategic consulting. In a METAspectrumSM report on the asset portfolio management tools...
- Research articles 2004-10-13
- Computer Associates gets high marks in recent META SPEX report on asset portfolio management; Unicenter Asset Management, Unicenter Argis, and Unicenter ServicePlus Service Desk earn excellent ratings.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-5 February 2003-Computer Associates: Computer Associates gets high marks in recent META SPEX report on asset portfolio management; Unicenter Asset Management, Unicenter Argis, and Unicenter ServicePlus Service Desk earn excellent ratingsC1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:02052003 ISLANDIA, N.Y. -- Computer...
- Research articles 2003-02-05
- Synergies among management tools key in selecting asset portfolio management solutions, says META Group.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-20 October 2004-META GROUP: Synergies among management tools key in selecting asset portfolio management solutions, says META GroupC1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:10202004 Organisations implementing asset portfolio management solutions must understand the role of these tools in the larger, strategic ...
- Research articles 2004-10-20
- CA achieves leader status for Asset Portfolio Management in META Group report for second consecutive year Islandia, N.Y.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-15 October 2004-Computer Associates: CA achieves leader status for Asset Portfolio Management in META Group report for second consecutive year Islandia, N.Y.C1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:10152004 Computer Associates International, Inc. (NYSE: CA) today announced it has been ranked as a...
- Research articles 2004-10-15
- Asset Portfolio Management Tools
- Asset Portfolio Management Tools market is bounded by the ability to aggregate information (through automation and/or manual process) related to managing IT assets. Target buyers are increasingly moving from technical managers solving point problems to senior-level IT executives seeking enterprise-class repositories that provide asset-related information. A key element of offerings...
- White papers 2004-11-02
- Fitch Upgrades Delaware Funding, Asset Portfolio & MOAT Funding to 'F1+'
- NEW YORK -- Fitch Ratings has upgraded the ratings of Delaware Funding Company LLC, Asset Portfolio Funding Corp., and MOAT Funding LLC's asset-backed commercial paper ABCP to 'F1+' from 'F1'. Sponsored by JP Morgan Chase Bank JPM Chase, which provides significant liquidity and credit support to these programs, each program...
- Research articles 2004-07-02
- Fitch Lowers Delaware Funding, Asset Portfolio & MOAT Fdg ABCP To 'F1'
- Business Editors NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--Sept. 18, 2002 Fitch Ratings has lowered the ratings of Delaware Funding Corp., Asset Portfolio Funding Corp., and MOAT Funding LLC's asset-backed commercial paper from 'F1+' to 'F1'. Sponsored by JP Morgan Chase the Bank, which provides significant liquidity and credit support to these...
- Research articles 2002-09-18
- Asset Management Tools Help Identify and Manage Trends and Costs, Says META Group; New Asset Portfolio Management Tools Evaluation Report Released Today
- Business Editors STAMFORD, Conn.--BUSINESS WIRE--Nov. 11, 2003 META Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:METG) today announced the availability of its newest METAspectrumSM In Depth report, covering the asset portfolio management tool market. This market is bounded by the ability to aggregate information related to managing IT assets, while enabling users to...
- Research articles 2003-11-11
- Alternative Investments In The Institutional Portfolio
- This study provides an analysis of the risk and return benefits of hedge funds and managed futures investments, along with other principal "traditional" alternative investment assets (e.g., real estate, private equity, private debt, commodities) when considered as part of an investor's overall portfolio. Both traditional Markowitz efficient frontiers with and...
- White papers 2000-07-01
- Portfolio Management Key to Exxon Success.
- An unrelenting focus on capital discipline and an asset portfolio designed to mitigate commodity price volatility will remain the keys to Exxon Mobil's continued delivery of industry leading financial returns well into the future, according to a sen An unrelenting focus on capital discipline and...
- Research articles 2003-07-03
- Kaiser Permanente Signs Agreement with BDNA for Fixed-Price IT Asset Reconciliation Service; Former McKinsey Executive Arvind Sharma Leads Strategic Services Group as BDNA's Consultative Arm Gains Momentum
- LOS ANGELES -- BDNA Corporation, an innovator in asset management solutions for IT and finance, today announced that a leading health care provider, Kaiser Permanente, has engaged BDNA for IT Asset Reconciliation in its operations. As part of today's announcement, BDNA is also introducing three consultative Strategic Services Engagement SSE...
- Research articles 2005-09-12
- Real Estate as a Surrogate for Bonds: A Dynamic Asset Allocation View
- Twenty-five years of experience with high bond yields, combined with appreciation resulting from gradually declining interest rates, has produced an investor mind-set that bonds should occupy a major portion of a mixed-asset portfolio. However, that historical experience is not the norm. The long-term average bond return since 1926 is only...
- White papers 2004-04-20
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