Hedge Funds Lagging S&P 500 by Nearly 11%
A Bank of America Merrill Lynch estimate puts hedge funds’ year-to-date returns at 3.04%.
Asset Allocation
US Public Pensions Stock Up on Treasury Bonds
Allocations to federal government securities have hit an eight-year high, according to the latest US Census Bureau data.
What Does It Mean to Be a Sustainable Investor?
The sustainable investing debate has started to be heard more loudly over the last year, Towers Watson explains in a report, adding more fuel to the tension.
Oil Fund Pursues Gold
Gold still holds allure for investors, and as one state oil fund shows, it may be an asset class growing in popularity.
Pension Risk Insurer Diversifies with Housing Bond
Bank regulation is putting the brakes on long-term lending, leaving investors with distant liabilities to find opportunities.
Refusal to Adapt Is Killing Most Asset Managers
A refusal to recognise that the investment world is changing has begun to sound the death knell for the majority of asset managers - and this will only get worse with less money to go around.
Canadian Pensions Up Equity Holdings, Grow Overall
Allocations to equities and fixed income are now nearly on par in the average Canadian pension portfolio.
Leverage, Fees to Blame for US Pensions' Real Estate Doldrums
US pension funds have had the lowest real estate returns in the global pensions industry, a recent study has claimed.
Column: The Inflection Point
From aiCIO Magazine's September Issue: Daniel Enskat, senior advisor to Asset International, on the changing makeup of asset management.
Less Than Great: How 2020 Will Be Nothing Like 1990
From aiCIO Magazine's September Issue: Aran Darling looks ahead to the volatile 'new normal,' and discusses what an asset owner might do about it.
How Much Money Are You Losing?
From aiCIO Magazine's September Issue: Elizabeth Pfeuti on the benefits--and difficulties--of asset pooling.
Study: Institutional Trash is Hedge Fund Treasure
A new study of trading data related to major 'activist' hedge fund acquisitions indicates that institutional investors are usually on the other side of the deal.
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Australia’s Future Fund to Buy $2 Billion of Infrastructure Assets
The deal includes stakes in major domestic and foreign airports, further swelling the sovereign wealth fund's infrastructure allocation.
Quantitative Easing a ‘Faustian Bargain,’ Says Guggenheim CIO
Central banks may have inadvertently traded their control over inflation for the current low interest rates and eased money supply, according to Scott Minerd of Guggenheim Partners.