Good Investment? Yes. Asset Class? No.
From aiCIO Magazine's Summer Issue: While some say China's economy may be robust enough for the country to become its own asset class, many consultants and other asset managers disagree.
Asset Allocation
Your Largest Unmanaged Exposure
From aiCIO Magazine's Summer Issue: The problem with currency exposure and its potentially disastrous effect on portfolio valuations lies as much with the way chief investment officers and their Boards think about the problem—the “grammar used to define currency risk.
Alaska!
On the day that CIO Jeff Scott has announced his resignation from the Alaska Permanent Fund, aiCIO magazine offers a sneak peak at how the oil-rich state is leading the way toward a new method of asset allocation – and how it has brought in some of the world’s most powerful money managers to do its bidding. Joe Flood reports.
Fed Shows US Corporate Pensions Spike in Assets
According to the Federal Reserve's latest Flow of Funds report corporate defined benefit and defined contribution plans enjoyed an increase in assets amid strong equity returns as of March 31.
Harvard and Other Large US Universities, Pensions Accused of African Land-Grabbing
US university endowments and other institutional investors are investing heavily in African land as they foresee high returns on deals that have encountered scrutiny and opposition, a new report states.
Study: Institutional Investors Should Be Cautious Allocating to European Property
As institutional investors pursue the European property market, there should be a degree of caution as there is a danger of history repeating itself, says a new study by London-based Hatfield Philips International.
Public Pensions Fight Back, Claim Solid Funding
A report by the largest trade association for public sector pensions has revealed that the public pension funding problem in the US may be declining.
UK Report Says Buyouts, Buyins Are at Peak of Attractiveness as Pensions Derisk
UK-based consultant Lane Clark & Peacock says that prospects for pension deals have never looked more compelling as schemes strive to derisk.
Study: SWFs Pursue More Direct Investing
A study by Massachusetts-based Monitor Group shows that the financial crisis has spurred sovereign wealth funds to rely more on in-house assets and less on third party expertise.
Study: Institutional Investors Allocate to CTAs
Agecroft Partners is seeing widespread demand from institutional investors for Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs) -- a sign that asset owners have overcome their historical reluctance.
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.
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.