Ashwin Alankar, Ph.D.
Ashwin Alankar is Head of Global Asset Allocation and a portfolio manager at Janus Henderson Investors. He is responsible for defining short- and long-term approaches to asset allocation. He is also a member of the firm’s Solutions Group, a team that constructs multi-asset solutions for clients’ complex investment objectives. Prior to joining Janus in 2014, Ashwin served from 2010 to 2014 as co-chief investment officer of quantitative investment strategies at AllianceBernstein. From 2003 to 2010, he was a partner and capital allocation committee member for Platinum Grove Asset Management. Ashwin’s experience also includes serving as a consultant in the financial litigation division of the Law and Economics Consulting Group from 2001 to 2002.
Ashwin earned a bachelor of science degree in chemical engineering and mathematics and a master of science degree in chemical engineering, all from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He also holds a PhD in finance from the University of California – Berkeley, Haas School of Business. He has 22 years of financial industry experience.
Articles Written
Research in Action: What options prices are signaling about economic growth
This often-overlooked measure of market risk suggests the U.S. economy could continue to defy expectations.
Productivity: The antidote to an inflationary era
Corporations can ease the ill effects of a higher inflation regime by focusing on productivity improvements.
Options prices signal stronger capital markets in 2023
In this video, Ash Alankar explains that signals imbedded in forward-looking options markets indicate easing inflation creating a favorable environment for global equities and bonds in 2023.
US midterm elections: Option markets foresee divided Congress
Assessing the potential outcomes of the upcoming U.S. midterm elections can play a useful role in identifying pockets of attractiveness in markets going forward.
2022 market scorecard: butterfly 1, invisible hand 0
This year’s chaotic market volatility is partly owed to investors reeling from the absence of diversification among asset classes.
Bullish inversion: a novel take on the flattening yield curve
Contrary to conventional wisdom, equities investors should interpret an inverted yield curve as a potentially positive development.