Challenge on Fees, or Lose Money, Investors Told
An MSCI database of institutional fee deals shows a wide range of final terms, and scarce correlation between fees and performance.
Manager Selection
TIAA CREF and Henderson Create Global Real Estate Powerhouse
New investment venture will launch in Q1 2014 with £41.5 billion in assets under management.
CIO Profile: Should Pensions Merge Custodial Searches?
Glenn Cossey, investment manager for the Norfolk Pension Fund, tells aiCIO that there is strength in numbers.
Investors Demand Better from Managers over Crisis
Fund managers have the insight and the tools—investors want to feel the benefit of them.
How to Win Back Investor Trust
Financial scandals, poor returns, and high fees have damaged investors’ view of fund managers – here’s how to regain it.
To Outsource, or Not to Outsource – That is the Australian Question
Australia Ponders Internal vs External Investment.
Flight to “Exotic” Fixed Income Funds is a Global Phenomenon (Except for Canada)
EM debt and absolute return strategies dominate manager searches.
The Softer Side of Hedge Funds: Charitable Giving
It’s not just fast cars and school fees - how hedge funds are putting your fees to good use.
Third Point’s Loeb, AQR’s Asness Named on DB Pension Enemy List
The list, published by a top teachers union, names 34 hedge funds managers involved with organizations it claims are attacking educators’ DB pension plans.
PPF Expands Its GTAA Manager List after Threefold Growth
UK’s pension lifeboat scheme tenders for another six potential managers after total scheme assets hit £13.5 billion.
Lean Times for New PE Managers
Private equity fundraising is strong overall, but Preqin data shows that few investors are taking chances on first-time managers.
CalPERS Partners with Standard Life, Aiming for Alpha
This is the inaugural deal for CalPERS’ multi-asset class partnership program.
Why Hedge Funds Really Want Your Money
Hint: It's not the fees.
Hedge Fund Investors Quit Paying for Beta
Capital and compensation tracked hedge fund performance more closely in 2012 than years prior, according to fresh industry data.
US Managers Win Sales Race in Europeans’ Back Yard
European fund houses are losing out to their American rivals on home turf, a study reveals.