Additionally, our specialty consultants offer insight into market sectors by regularly writing research papers, and completing special projects for clients with questions pertaining to their asset class. Asset allocation is a board's most important investment decision. The Callan specialists who undertake an asset allocation and liability study and capital market assumptions are members of the Quantitative Consulting Group, a select team of economists and mathematicians. This group is responsible for research in the fields of asset allocation and strategic planning, as well as for developing econometric tools and statistical models that enable plan sponsors to predict the possible outcomes of their investment decisions. The group also conducts client-specific research projects, including the examination of new asset classes and the development of appropriate due diligence documentation for a client's portfolio.
Few companies have as large and capable a research resource.
The sole responsibility of the Global Manager Research Department is to research investment management organizations and investment products. GMR has 15 investment professionals who are organized by asset class. These include real estate, private markets, domestic equity and fixed income, as well as international. The staff conducts over 300 on-site visits to investment managers annually and over 700 meetings in our offices. These professionals carefully consider both quantitative and qualitative factors when carrying out due diligence and conducting investment manager searches.