March 24, 2010
The
world's largest fund will change benchmark indexes to reduce market
impact and lower trading costs.
March 23, 2010
Rated on a scale of 1 (worst) to 7 (best), banks providing custody services scored an average 5.74 in 2010, compared with 5.70 last year.
March 19, 2010
CIO David Swensen's investment philosophy of “diversification and
equity orientation” prevails.
March 17, 2010
Hedge fund investment is expected to reach up to $222 billion,
marking the first time inflows are seen to exceed outward flows since
2007.
March 17, 2010
By failing to renegotiate fees they charge, fund managers are losing
the chance to save more than $151 million annually in fees.
March 15, 2010
The traditionally clandestine fund, which
has rarely revealed any details of its investment strategy or
investments, becomes more open.
March 9, 2010
A new survey from Aon Consulting outlines the most pressing
issues facing defined benefit plan sponsors in the US, Canada and the UK
over the next three years.
March 8, 2010
After only seeing a 4%
decline in endowment assets during the Great Recession, Oxford endowment head
Sandra Robertson speaks out against the often-emulated Yale Model of
investment.
March 4, 2010
The China Investment Corp, the Korea Investment Corp, and the Government of Singapore Investment Corp navigate a difficult economic climate.
March 3, 2010
The Future Fund plans to include timber in its allocation to “tangible assets,” which to date have only included real estate and infrastructure .
March 2, 2010
After total assets under management at SWFs declined 3% in 2009 to $3.8 trillion, a new report expects a rosy outlook ahead.
March 1, 2010
According to the study by Cerulli Associates, Asia will most likely emerge as the largest asset management region in the world outside the US.
February 25, 2010
A study of 78 European pension funds in 16 countries reveals investors have increasing trust in equities.
February 24, 2010
MetLife’s survey of 166 corporate plan sponsors shows risk management priorities for the largest US defined benefit pension plans have expanded.
February 23, 2010
After improved returns, AP3
will focus on a management model based on risk categories.