Man Institute: Bringing Together Minds at Man Group

From bite-sized snapshots and expert opinions to in-depth academic research and perspectives, Man Institute offers thought-provoking insights from across Man Group.

Man Institute: Bringing Together Minds at Man Group

Views

Independent thinking, unconstrained by a house view, is what sets Man Group apart. Explore these views here.

Academic Research

Academic advisers and an academic advisory board make up part of Man Group’s DNA. Their research is fundamental to our success.

In Focus

Our take on the most pressing issues for investors today.

Man Institute: Bringing Together Minds at Man Group

From bite-sized snapshots and expert opinions to in-depth academic research and perspectives, Man Institute offers thought-provoking insights from across Man Group.

Man Institute: Bringing Together Minds at Man Group

Views

Independent thinking, unconstrained by a house view, is what sets Man Group apart. Explore these views here.

Academic Research

Academic advisers and an academic advisory board make up part of Man Group’s DNA. Their research is fundamental to our success.

In Focus

Our take on the most pressing issues for investors today.

Featured

Credit in the Fire & Ice Framework

Discretionary read 10 min
August 2019

Credit in the Fire & Ice Framework

How does credit risk move through our regimes of inflation (or ‘Fire’), reflation, disinflation and deflation (or ‘Ice’)?

Views From the Floor

Views read 10 min
August 13 2019

Views From the Floor

What next after the yuan’s slide?; and the indicator saying buy the dip…unless we are heading for recession.

Recent

European Banks: The Tail Risk

Discretionary read 15 min
July 2019

European Banks: The Tail Risk

While trade wars have been the story of the last few months, we believe that the tail risks – rather than either the US or China – lies in Europe, particularly within the banking sector.

Man FRM Viewpoint - June 2019

Views read 10 min
July 2019

Man FRM Viewpoint - June 2019

Government bond yields continue to fall despite the rally in equities.

Hedging the Real Risk of Private Equity

Discretionary read 30 min
July 2019

Hedging the Real Risk of Private Equity

We present four approaches – and potential hedging solutions – that can be used in evaluating private equity risk using public securities.

Views From the Floor

Views read 10 min
July 23 2019

Views From the Floor

Why we believe the semiconductor sector could see a recovery; and is emerging-market volatility underpricing macro risks?

The Investment Pendulum

Discretionary read 5 min
July 2019

The Investment Pendulum

What will happen if the pendulum of the European Central Bank’s expansionary monetary policy stops swinging?

Natural Language Processing in Finance: Shakespeare Without the Monkeys

Quant read 30 min
July 2019

Natural Language Processing in Finance: Shakespeare Without the Monkeys

Financial markets are now being swayed not only by numbers, but also by words. How can automatic analysis of text by computers, also known as Natural Language Processing, predict financial movements?