The Korean National Pension Service (NPS),the world's fourth latest pension, is aiming to broaden its portfolio this year by investing $4 billion oversees in alternative assets, including infrastructure.
The Government of Singapore Investment Corp. has offered to pay $1.5 billion to buy five resorts that include Grand Wailea Resort Hotel & Spa in Maui, Hawaii, and the Doral Golf Resort & Spa in Miami.
As part of its pursuit toward assets with long-term income streams, the Canada Pension Plan fund is boosting its real estate and infrastructure holdings.
Research by Cogent Research has shown that in a survey of 590 institutional investors, PIMCO and Loomis Sayles came out as the most preferred in terms of investment performance and philosophy.
According to an SEI poll, pension plan sponsors say their number one priority for the coming year is finding a way to control funded status volatility.
The 2011 Credit Suisse Global Investment Returns Sourcebook has shown that the average annualized returns for the 19 countries in the authors’ worldwide sample were 5.4% for bonds and -0.4% for stocks, warning that future returns for bonds are likely to be far lower.
Results from an analysis based on Eager, Davis & Holmes’ Tracker Hiring Analytics database shows US institutional investment manager hires rebounded in 2010 relative to a low water mark set in 2009.
According to the latest research by consultant firm Towers Watson, US pension fund assets reached $15.3 trillion in 2010, up 11% from 2009, with global institutional pension fund assets hitting $26 trillion.
