Dr Stephen Borthwick Stephen Borthwick is the Technical Director and a Co-founder of Impact Investing, an investment decision tools and information resource set used by portfolio managers and pension funds around the world. Stephen's responsibilities include quantitative design and regional responsibilities for the Japan and Asian businesses. He began his career in London working as a quantitative analyst in the capital markets team at JP Morgan Investment Management before moving to Australia in 1997, where he held roles as Head of Quantitative Analysis in both buy-side and sell-side institutions in the Australian financial industry. Stephen's formal qualifications include a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Oxford, a Master of Philosophy from Cambridge University and a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) from Sheffield Hallam University.
STEPHEN BORTHWICK | TUESDAY, 1 JAN 2008 Active portfolio management is the art of balancing risk and return. The term "balance" insinuates that half of the art of portfolio construction lies in stock selection and the other half in risk management. However the majority of fund management ... Read more PAGE: 1 |
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