We are delighted to share with you our most recent research piece entitled: “TOBAM LBRTY® EM strategy: empirical facts”. TOBAM recently implemented LBRTY®, a strategy aiming to reduce direct and indirect exposure to the autocracy risk factor, understood as the risk associated with investing in autocratic regimes. This note discusses TOBAM LBRTY® Emerging Markets strategy, through…
We are delighted to share with you our most recent research piece: “The sensitivity to policy risk of Chinese A-shares”. An investor desiring to access Chinese equities has two options: H-shares listed on the Hong-Kong exchange, and A-shares listed in the mainland, with restricted access and lower liquidity. Recently, stock market indices started increasing their…
We are delighted to share with you our Digital Assets Update. In this note, we update you on the latest news with regards to: Bitcoin and other major cryptocurrency coins Bitcoin and Blockchain related equities The latest months were marked by the following events: • SEC’s approval of 11 spot bitcoin ETFs on January 10th…
We are delighted to share with you our most recent research piece: “TOBAM LBRTY® EM Strategy Dashboard: Outperformance & Geopolitical events”. In this note, we specifically look into: • TOBAM LBRTY® investment strategy as a hedge against the potentially severe financial aftershocks arising from crises triggered by authoritarian regimes. • TOBAM LBRTY® strategy over the…
Investing in autocracies does not work! With the resurgence of geopolitical tensions, managing portfolios’ authoritarian risk exposure is becoming key for investors. In this Research note, we provide a measure of authoritarian exposure for stocks that are listed in democratic countries. We specifically look into: • How to identify autocracies • How to measure the…
Q1 2023 was a very eventful quarter for the Digital Assets space. In this note, we update you on the latest news with regards to: – Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency coins – DEFI and CEFI landscape – Bitcoin and Blockchain related equities Following the collapse of FTX in Q4 2022, the first quarter of 2023…
We are delighted to share with you our most recent research piece: “Authoritarian Regimes and Investment Risk”. This is the first part of a series of research pieces that we are planning to publish on the topic. Wars / conflicts (i.e. – Russia/Ukraine) coupled with rising geopolitical tensions due to autocratic regimes have introduced a…
Q4 2022 was a very eventful quarter for the Digital Assets space. In this note, we update you on the latest news with regards to: – Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency coins – DEFI and CEFI landscape – Bitcoin and Blockchain related equities The last quarter of 2022 was marked by the collapse of FTX, one…
2022 turned out totally different from what most investors had anticipated in the beginning of the year. In this note, we do not aspire to make predictions about the future. Instead, we provide an interpretation of the most recent evolutions in markets that focuses on the observation of cycles of concentration and deconcentration; after a…
We are delighted to share with you our recent research piece: “Maximum Diversification vs Minimum Volatility”. You can download the piece below. After mounting evidence of the risks involved in investing in a concentrated, inefficient, biased, and poorly constructed market capitalization weighted index, investors are (yet again) increasingly turning towards the alternative weighting schemes also…
Born in Bayonne (South West of France) in 2001, Justin grew up with his feet in the sands.
Supported by his parents who 15 years ago, established the Natural Surf Lodge, between lake, forest and ocean. This environmentally responsible living environment, provides Justin with a beneficial and suitable structure for his training.
A native from the European capital of board sports, Justin has a great desire to travel the world (Australia, Tahiti, Hawaï, Denmark..) which he will be able to do upon being successful in joining the professional circuit, the CT.
In 2022, Justin has been selected to join the highly prestigious Rip Curl Pro Portugal event and is looking to participate to the Olympic games in Paris in 2024.
TOBAM is proud to support this young athlete, who remains humble and accessible. Go for it Justin!
If you want to learn more about Justin, please read “Life of a Surfer“
We are really proud to have another beneficiary of the Initiative, Aurélia Boulanger, a very talented young triathlete.
Aurelia just graduated as an engineer, specialized in urban planning and sustainable buildings.
She started her triathlete career in 2018, and became the winner of the 2019 French long distance triathlon.
TOBAM is proud to support a female athlete, in a sport that is less prone to media attention but requires an absolute dedication and commitment to trainings and competition.
Her objective this year is to qualify for the Triathlon 70.3 World Championship, due to be held on December 2022 in New Zealand. This “half-Ironman” is a long-distance triathlon race consisting of 1.9km swim (1.2 mile), 90km bike (56 miles), and 21.1km run (13.1 miles) !
Aurelia’s dedication to her sport, trainings and objectives sets a high example for all of us. We are happy to support Aurélia for her future endeavours.
Discover Aurélia’s interview from April 2022
Good Luck Aurélia!
