Hong Kong Hedgies Luring Institutional Cash
Hedge fund assets are growing in Hong Kong – which investors are buying in?
Asset Allocation
Volatile and Underperforming: The Disillusionment of Ucits Hedge Funds
Ucits hedge funds are liquid and investors’ assets should be secure, but that may be their problem.
Insurers Face Extended Gloomy Investment Outlook
Insurance companies need a way to get better returns on their investment and think alternatives might be the key.
Satisfaction Levels Keep Improving for ETFs
Watch out, active managers, investors still love ETFs – and they want more of them.
Going, Going, Gone? The Downward Forces on Emerging Market Yields
Real yields across emerging and developed markets are converging, and there’s more at play than QE, Investec warns.
How Hedge Funds Will Have to Change to Survive
Institutional investors have spoken – the time to change is now.
Is This the Future of Emerging Market Investment?
The first emerging market investment strategy including all three ESG factors has been launched.
When Risk Parity Goes Wrong
UBS is not convinced about the wisdom of following a risk parity strategy.
Everyone Loves the Dollar
The world’s reserve currency has found some friends, in institutional investment circles at least.
Investors Keen on Emerging Markets, US Treasuries Not So Much
Attendees at the Commonfund Forum were optimistic about institutional fortunes in 2013, and especially if those fortunes include emerging market equities.
Ontario Teachers Sell Oil Pipeline, Buy Wells
The $117 billion pension fund is betting on hard commodity assets with its newly-formed natural resources group.
The Secret Is Out About Insurance-Linked Securities
Capital has been flowing in fast, which Conning analysts say will likely force down returns.
Which Country is the SWFs’ Sweetheart?
Around a fifth of all SWF capital is invested in one country – can you guess which one?
UK DC Schemes Turn Down Free Lunch
Equities make up 79% of the average FTSE 100/250 company’s default defined contribution portfolio, according to Schroders research.
When 'Private Equity' Just Means Higher Fees
Tesco pension chief asks, are investments labelled as private equity just a way of taking a larger cut?