Hermes: Commodities are Still a Diversifier
Do commodities still have a future in an institutional portfolio after this year’s bad run? One asset manager thinks so.
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Investors Lose Hope About Global Economic Recovery
The tide of favouable investor sentiment towards a global recovery has waned, but some assets are finding renewed popularity.
How Will the Fed’s Decision Impact Emerging Markets?
UBS investment teams have declared that the global economy will continue to grow slowly, with emerging markets picking up in 2014.
Infrastructure Investors Told To Widen Their Scope
Asset manager UBS has told investors not to cherry-pick how they invest in infrastructure debt.
Cat Bonds Hit Record Issuance in 2013
Investors are still hungry for catastrophe risk - there is now $19 billion in outstanding risk capital.
Pensions and Asset Managers Blasted for Nuclear Weapon Investments
ABP, Ontario Teachers, and PFZW named in a Dutch report’s “Hall of Shame”.
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.
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.