EDHEC: Construction Risk is Good for Investors
Institutional CIOs should recognise the benefits of infrastructure debt, and embrace construction risk as a welcome diversifier for their portfolios, finds EDHEC’s white paper.
Asset Allocation
The Danger of the Binary Direction of DC Investment
UK contract-based DC funds’ focus on keeping things cheap is doing a disservice to members, the industry has claimed.
Bulls Become a Little More Bearish
Northern Trust's investment management report finds investor sentiment has calmed in the second quarter of 2013, and volatility is expected to rise.
Mundane, No Longer: Insurance General Accounts
Alternative assets and investment outsourcing are on most insurers’ minds, according to a State Street survey of industry executives.
Better the Devil You Know?
A global snapshot of asset management has shown vast majority of inflows have gone to top 10 managers.
Why North Dakota Could be the Next Emerging Market
Fund managers seek out emerging market economies in developed nations in search for alpha.
Is the Yale Model Dead?
Following a rough year for leading endowments, an alternatives specialist and Hewitt EnnisKnupp partner takes on this question.
Would You Invest in a Risk Parity Bond Fund?
Fixed income-only risk parity bond fund launched in UK by Aquila Capital.
Sharp Rise in Infrastructure Inflows, and Asset Managers Notice
Investors and managers are betting the fairly undeveloped market won’t be like that for long.
Japan Pension Makes First Direct Infrastructure Buy
Looking outside the Land of the Rising Sun for investments is becoming a trend for Japan’s pensions.
PFZW Stubs Out Tobacco From its Investments
The Dutch care and welfare sector pension fund finally throws the towel in on tobacco after negotiations to improve conditions fail.
The Case Against Hedge Fund Replication
Liquid, transparent, and cheap—what’s not to like about hedge fund replication? A lot, consultants argue.
Slow Recovery for Fund of Hedge Funds
The sector is falling back into fashion…but slowly.
When is Volatility a Good Thing?
A new investment strategy from Finland raises questions about the status quo with portfolio design.
What Emerging Market Problem? Pensions Stay Put
In the event of a financial blip, emerging markets bear the brunt of redemptions, but this time investors are staying put.