Global custodians remain the largest vendors of performance
measurement services to institutional investors, yet more and more
investment management consultants are able to provide the same services.
1Malaysia Development Bhd
(1MDB) and Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) will pursue a partnership to
capitalize on opportunities in the energy and real estate sectors in
Malaysia's Klang Valley.
Most institutional investors intend to either maintain or increase
their allocation to private equity in 2010, according to research by SL
Capital Partners.
Pensions consultancy Lane Clark & Peacock predicts pension fund
'buyout' deals, where insurance companies takeover schemes' risk, are
set to be about twice as popular this year as in 2009, but insurers may
run out of capital.
MetLife Assurance surveyed defined benefit pension
scheme sponsors and trustees to understand how they viewed certain
investment, liability and business risks.
A new study by Mercer shows manager searches have recovered to
pre-crisis levels, with Australia, UK and Continental Europe seeing the
most significant increases.
In a study of alternative asset managers, RBC Dexia found that
a clear majority of hedge funds believed greater governance of
alternative investments could result in an increased allocation to the
sector.
