Florida State Board of Administration is searching for managers to run up to $6 billion in private equity, hedge funds, real estate, commodities and infrastructure, Kevin SigRist, deputy executive director, said at its investment advisory council meeting.
An investor survey by Carne Group has found that hedge fund governance is an issue that has increased in importance since 2008, with allocators now actively pressing for changes in the way that hedge fund boards are managed.
A new research paper has asserted that pension funds in the United States should increase their allocation to hedge funds by 10% to boost returns by up to around $13.67 billion a year.
A new report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) reveals that pension and insurance funds may up their allocation to equities and other riskier assets in emerging and developing countries.
A survey of 299 pension trustees and pension managers conducted by Aon Hewitt shows that nearly one in five pension schemes currently delegate investment decisionmaking to a third-party provider.
A recent study by Preqin has revealed that liquidity is leading concern of institutional hedge fund investors, with all institutional investors having maintained or increased their liquidity requirements since 2008.
According to data released today by Hedge Fund Research (HFR), performance weakness in the hedge fund industry has been concentrated in Equity Hedge and Event-Driven strategies.
A new study of 630 institutional asset management firms shows that more than two-thirds of respondents are worried about the impact of high frequency trading (HFT) on equities markets.
In a recent Canadian academic paper, researchers assert that larger pension plans outperform their smaller peers due to asset allocation, internal management, and governance.
According to a research study conducted by Towers Watson, the assets of major Australian institutional funds grew 26% in 2010, dwarfing the global growth rate of 11%.
