Where Are the Sharpe Returns Now?
Post-Lehman Brothers, European high yield might have seemed a risky bet for some, but investors could now be happy about taking it.
Asset Allocation
The Upside of Managing DC Like DB
Better performance can be achieved when aligning investment approaches for DB and DC plans, a study has found.
Can Japanese Equities Hit Double-Digit Returns?
JP Morgan Asset Management has claimed returns on equities in Japan could reach 10% in 2014, boosted by the end of deflation.
Taking a Hit for Impact Investing: How Big Funds Can Encourage Smaller Peers
Investors showing they are prepared to take a first loss can help convince others to commit, supporters of impact investing have suggested.
Global SWF Assets Hit Record High
Sovereign wealth funds' aggregate assets have grown by 68% since 2007 despite financial and political instability, Preqin has found.
The Middle Ground Between DB and DC
A study found hybrid retirement plans could provide adequate benefits to participants (if they tripled their savings rate) and reduce costs and risks for plan sponsors.
Pension Funds Hospital Construction in Public-Private Partnership
The Danish scheme is on the lookout for further infrastructure deals, as well.
Rising to the Challenge of Tricky Bond Markets
Investors lean towards greater risk management and a possible broadening of bond allocations in the future, according to a survey.
How Emerging Markets Can Get their Groove Back
It’s a long, well-trodden road, but structural reform the only way, according to the IMF.
US Corporate Pension Plans Reach 91% Funded Status
Rising equities contributed to a better aggregate US pension funding status in September, according to BNY Mellon.
$19 Trillion—the Size of the US Institutional Market in 2018
Five years will result in a $4.5 trillion lift in institutional assets, Cerulli Associates has predicted.
Pensions Partner with Goldman Sachs in Energy Deal
Sophisticated investors are investing increasing assets in energy production.
Injured FX Concepts Loses Another Major Institutional Client
The struggling hedge fund has been dropped by one of its major investors, following a string of divestment.
How to Implement Smart Beta Strategies
Towers Watson finds bigger is better when it comes to investment universes and smart beta.
Big is Beautiful, Say PE Investors
Private equity funds closing in the third quarter raised $311 billion, outpacing the $259 billion gathered in the same quarter last year.