PIMCO to Release $600 Million REIT IPO
Pacific Investment Management Co. is forming a new real estate finance company that intends to acquire residential and commercial real estate-related debt.
Asset Allocation
Survey Shows Demand for Asian Private Equity Funds Leads to Higher Fees
While the average fee for Asian private equity funds with more than $1 billion in assets under management has remained at 2%, their global counterparts have reduced their fees, an annual survey conducted by private equity investment firm Squadron Capital shows.
Kentucky Endowment Boosts Hedge Fund Investments
The University of Kentucky Endowment Fund is set to double its hedge fund allocation to 20%.
Preqin Study: European Public Pensions Embrace Cleantech Unlisted Infrastructure
Europe is at the forefront of cleantech investment in the unlisted infrastructure market, research carried out for the 2011 Preqin Private Equity Cleantech Review shows.
Ontario Teachers' Petroff: 'Active Management Outperforms'
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (Teachers') has announced a 14.3% rate of return and net assets standing at $107.5 billion, with the cumulative value-added of active management at C$23.2 billion.
Institutional Investor Inflows Crowd Emerging Market Equities
As institutional investors crowd into the rapidly-growing economies of emerging markets to improve equity returns, managers are increasingly closing their strategies to new investors.
Brown Brothers Harriman, J.P. Morgan Top Securities Lending Survey
The fourth standalone Securities Lending Survey by Global Custodian – a sister publication to aiCIO – shows that Brown Brothers Harriman has won the praise of respondents for a third year running.
Survey: Inflation Tops List of Worries for UK Schemes
Looking ahead in 2011, pension schemes battle immediate and pressing challenges, according to a Financial News Pension Fund Barometer survey of 64 European schemes.
LDI 3.0
From aiCIO Magazine: If liability-driven investing (LDI) 2.0 is locking in a glide-path, LDI 3.0 is beginning to think about how to rebalance within a complex and constantly-moving portfolio.
US Census Bureau: While Still Lagging Below Pre-Crisis Peaks, Public Pensions Continue Their Recovery
Boosted by stock market gains, US state and local government pension-fund assets rose in value by 5.5% in the last three months of 2010, recouping some of 2008's losses.
Study Shows Large US Pensions to Boost Direct Hedge Fund Allocations
Pension underfunding is driving heightened interest in both hedge funds and fund-of-funds, according to a recent white paper.
SSgA Urges Investors to Seize Opportunity in Smaller Emerging Markets
Research conducted by SSgA's Active Emerging Markets investment team found that since January 1997, smaller markets such as Chile, Peru and Hungary outperformed BRIC countries within the emerging market world.
World Economic Forum Cautions on Risks for Long-Term Investors
After a year working on a World Economic Forum report about the future of long-term investing, which was mandated at an annual meeting in Davos in 2010, co-author Max von Bismarck speaks with aiCIO about the implications for institutional investors.
Milliman Funding Report: Large US Pensions Enjoy High Contributions, Increased '10 Corporate Plan Funding
The latest annual report by Milliman shows that record levels of employer contributions have led to a small gain in funded status.
Survey Shows Institutional Investors Allured by Asian Real Estate
The latest analysis by CB Richard Ellis reveals an optimistic outlook for Asian real estate investment markets.