Survey: Institutional Investors Gain by Negotiating on Fees
By haggling with the fund companies they invest with, institutional investors can negotiate hefty percentage discounts on fund management fees, a study by bfinance shows.
Asset Allocation
Study: Hedge Funds Reach New Record in EM Investments in Q1
Assets managed by hedge funds betting on emerging markets rose to a record at more than $121 billion in the first quarter of 2011.
Bulk of UK Pension Schemes Structurally Underhedged
New research conducted in the United Kingdom has revealed that the majority of pension schemes in the UK are structurally underhedged.
South Korean Pension to Raise Allocation to Stocks, Slash Fixed-Income
The National Pension Service (NPS), the world's fourth-largest pension fund with around $314 billion of assets, has revealed plans to increase its allocation to stocks while cutting exposure to bonds, seeking higher returns for its aging society.
Survey: Insurance Assets Outsourced to US Investment Managers Hit Record High
Insurance company assets managed by third-party US investment firms rose to a record $1.75 trillion at the end of 2010, with BlackRock and Deutsche leading the rankings.
Australian ETF Industry Should Devote Attention to Institutions, Russell Says
Russell Investments has asserted that the exchange-traded fund (ETF) industry in Australia should focus its attention on institutional investors.
Split Between US and UK Venture Capital Funds Decreases
A new report by the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA) has found that the gap between US and UK venture capital funds has narrowed over the last decade.
Study: Institutional Investors Suffer Delay in Changing Managers, Asset Allocation
Institutional investors are taking far longer to change investment managers or asset allocations than they did before the 2008 financial crisis, a study by Mellon Transition Management (MTM) shows.
Study: Asia Attracts More Private Equity
According to research by Preqin, Asia is attracting sufficiently more capital from the 10 largest private equity firms.
In New Guide, CalPERS and Other Institutions Become More Vocal About Hedge Funds
Three years after the global financial crisis and amid a more stringent regulatory climate, institutional investors are outlining their hedge fund requirements in a new guide.
SSgA Study: Australian Institutional Investors to Up ETFs
A report by State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) shows that
exchange-traded funds (ETFs) will play a larger role among Australian
superannuation funds.
Texas Pension Re-Ups Real Estate Play
LaSalle Investment Management won a $200 million mandate from the Texas Teachers' pension fund, matching an earlier investment allocated to real estate around the world.
Foundations Report a Drop in Investment Returns in 2010
Two studies from the Commonfund Institute have revealed that foundations and operating charities have reported an average investment return of 12% in fiscal year 2010 — marking the second consecutive year of double-digit growth, yet a hefty drop from the average investment return from 2009.
Biggest Concern for Bond Investors: Sovereign Debt Problems
According to Fitch’s latest European senior fixed-income investor survey, Europe's sovereign debt crisis remains a major worry with 64% of respondents, up from 56%, expecting developed market sovereigns to face their biggest refinancing challenge.
Study: Institutional Investors Seek ETFs
While
ETFs encompass a fraction of institutional investor portfolios, a
burgeoning number of these institutions plan to up their use of these
investing instruments in the future.