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Hedge Funds Embark on a Short-Selling Spree in This Bear Market
They are now slightly profitable, while every other asset class is getting creamed.
Corporate DB Pension Plan Funded Ratios Surge in 2021
Funded levels for 255 S&P 500 plans reach their highest level since the Great Financial Crisis, Wilshire reports.
Maybe a Recession Isn’t Headed Our Way, Says Pantheon
As the market blips up for a change, the firm’s top economist sees dwindling profit margins as saving the day.
‘More Slowly and With a Narrower Focus’
Institutional investors are still placing long-term bets on emerging markets despite recent volatility.
Institutional Investors Take a Cautious, Long-Term Approach to Emerging Markets
Supply chain struggles, ongoing pandemic-related disruptions and a growing anti-globalization mood are adding to the challenges for developing market investing.
There’s a Better Way to Run Investment Teams, CPPIB Says
Silos must be axed to enhance communication, argues strategist Rubin.
Diversity and ESG Improve at PE and Credit Firms, Survey Says
But they still have a long way to go, with women making up just a quarter of investment teams, PineBridge poll finds.
Penn SERS Returns 17.2% in 2021, Led by Private Equity Investments
Pension fund reports third straight year of double-digit investment gains, but falls short of benchmark.
Australia’s Future Fund CIO Sue Brake Steps Down
CEO Raphael Arndt will take over as CIO for the sovereign wealth fund until a successor is hired.
Putnam: Why Inflation May Help the Stock Market
If the CPI stays below 6%, equities gain, but a 1970s surge is harmful to them, the firm calculates.
Han Yik Named Senior Advisor at New York State Teachers’ Pension
Yik will advise NYSTRS CIO Thomas Lee on regulatory, public policy and ESG matters.
Wilshire Hires New Chief Technology Officer
Lawrence Miller’s hire comes just three months after Wilshire Advisors was hit by a cyber attack.
How to Manage Investing in Alternatives
LACERA’s Grabel and WTW’s Vodolazschi explore this wide-ranging asset category in CIO's webinar.
Australian Pension Funds Mercy Super and HESTA to Merge
Proposed deal is the latest in an ongoing consolidation within the industry.