Izzy Wang is an Analyst, Strategy and Volatility Indices at S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI). Her field focuses on alternate beta strategies, including factor-based indices, dividends, and volatility, as well as quantitative, thematic, and asset-allocation strategies. In her role, Izzy works closely with S&P DJI’s Sales, Marketing, and Global Research & Design departments to bring new ideas to market.
Prior to her current role, Izzy was a research assistant at Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy. She also has one year of experience in external auditing and financial reporting at KPMG Hong Kong.
Izzy holds an M.Soc.Sc. in applied economics from the National University of Singapore and a bachelor’s degree in business administration with first class honors from the Chinese University of Hong Kong.The S&P Balanced Global Bond and Equity Futures Index (the S&P BEF Index) is designed to deliver consistent returns through various market cycles by exploiting the complementarity between equities and bonds during market crisis, and adjusting the allocation to component indices on a daily basis to achieve a stable risk level (what we call a Read more […]
The core-satellite approach splits a portfolio into two parts: the main part, called the core, and a much smaller portion, called the satellite. The core generally consists of “boring” but steady long-term performance (often index funds tracking market portfolios), while the satellite can be anything that could complement the core with risk diversification, outperformance potential, Read more […]
Human capital, physical capital, and technology have been widely recognized as a fundamental source of economic growth.[1] Dating back to the 1960s and early 1970s, when we saw a rapid increase in educated workers, facilities, and technological catch-up, Japan’s “economic miracle” emerged along with impressive GDP and per capita output growth.[2] Nowadays, these factors are Read more […]
While some dividend-paying companies give out occasional and unsustainable dividends, dividend-growing companies—such as household names like Coca-Cola, Exxon Mobile, and AT&T in the U.S.—provide steadily increasing dividend payouts every year. These long-standing dividend growers are called “Dividend Aristocrats,” and there are two reasons for it. First, with successful business operations and disciplined financial management, they Read more […]