Asset Allocation
Is Emerging Market Debt This Year’s Junk Bond?
JP Morgan: Japanese Schemes Flee Equities, Seeking Alts, Emerging Markets
Japanese corporate pension funds have adjusted their portfolios to respond to the rapidly changing market environment, allocating more heavily to alternatives and emerging markets, according to a survey by JP Morgan Asset Management.
Absolute Return Boosting Power of Low Volatility Investing
Hedge Funds Hit Record Assets, Big Players Win Out
Preqin: Sovereign Wealth Fund Assets Boom, Target Private Equity
PIMCO: Why Institutions Should Reallocate to Emerging Markets, Lower Global Imbalances
Risk Off (Again)
How European Is European?
China Widens the Door to Global Investors
China has upped its quota for foreign investment in an effort to ease controls on its highly regulated market.
Agriculture Investing: A Diamond in the Rough?
Agriculture is a challenging investment with rising potential, fueled by rising food prices, agricultural land’s long-term inflation-linked characteristics, and low correlation to most asset classes, consulting firm bfinance asserts.
Investors ‘More Conservative’ in 2012
Northern Trust: Improving US Equity Correlations, Waning Volatility on the Horizon
Institutional investment managers are becoming increasingly positive on the US economy while they remain concerned about macro risks such as the European debt crisis, a new survey by Northern Trust shows.