Outsourced insurance assets managed by unaffiliated investment management firms in the United States rose to $1.78 trillion as of June 30, 2011, a survey conducted by Insurance Asset Manager LLC shows.
Investors looking to tap global growth in stressed markets should look outside their usual value-focused remit, Mercer Investment Consulting says.
The global financial crisis of 2008/2009 has led to disillusionment with traditional approaches to diversification and has resulted in the growing popularity of hedging as a tool for lowering risk, a recent paper by BNY Asset Management claims.
The operational complexity of investing in alternatives can represent a practical impediment to making and managing allocations, according to a whitepaper by Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners.
Hedge funds and private equity companies could gather billions of assets from insurers, but will have to ensure better data disclosure to win over clients.
In 2011, large managers saw assets under management decline while those in the mid-market enjoyed an average 10% increase, Preqin's latest research shows.
A survey conducted by SEI has revealed the top 10 investment priorities for corporate defined benefit plan executives this year.
The University of Texas Investment Management Co. is being urged not to sell the gold bars it bought as a hedge against inflation.