Since the emergence of “Modern Portfolio Theory” and the “Capital Asset Pricing Model” in the late 1960s, institutional investors have taken a quantitatively driven approach to portfolio construction, looking to create portfolio diversification and obtain better risk-adjusted returns by balancing their asset-class exposures. This journey has seen several important advancements in thinking about how to optimally achieve desired results.
Funds that want to take the total portfolio approach first need to get the total portfolio view. To do that they not only need data – and lots of it – but a rock-solid understanding of exactly how they’re going to use it.
Philip Hope joins KONU
“In our first three years we have established a strong reputation for delivery and industry expertise which we want to build on further,” Toepfer said. “Philip is extremely well known and respected within the industry and has a great track record for successfully growing businesses. Greig and I are super excited to be working with Philip and his joining KONU will help accelerate our growth and enhance our capabilities.”
“We are all strongly aligned on where we can take the business and create opportunities for our people. We’re already experiencing Philip’s entrepreneurial flare and he will be invaluable in assisting our clients navigate through the challenges that investment management firms and the superannuation industry faces,” Nicholson said.
Hope was the co-founder of Morse Consulting, which was sold to Deloitte Australia in 2016, having gained a “market leading reputation” for operating model design, operational due diligence and service provider selection. He was a Partner at Deloitte for 4 years and then joined Ashurst Risk Advisory on its formation in 2020.
“KONU’s credibility it is establishing in the market as a team of very experienced industry practitioners is a compelling proposition and is resonating with clients,” Hope said. “This is very much a people business, so I’m excited to join KONU, Paul and Greig, and the opportunity to work again with a very high calibre team of industry practitioners.”
