Where Were the Best-Performing Hedge Funds in 2013?
Asia-ex Japan was home to the hedge funds that netted the best returns for investors, data has shown.
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China SWF CIO Lands Promotion
The largest SWF in Asia has shuffled its top brass.
CIO Profile: Two Weeks into Job, New Mexico's Grabel Talks Changes
Jonathan
Grabel, a private equity veteran and now CIO of New Mexico's $14 billion pension fund, plans to take a hard look at the manager roster and get granular with portfolio data.
Which Investment Calls Came Good Last Year?
A consulting
firm found emerging markets underperformed last year while US equities
experienced more than significant growth.
CIC and Ireland’s Pension Reserve Fund Launch Joint Equity Venture
The two institutions have committed $50 million each to the fund, which will focus on Irish and Chinese technology companies.
Lord Hutton Joins Redington…as Ball Leaves JLT
January has brought some major staff changes at UK consulting firms.
Insight Investment Hires LDI Veteran
Tarik Ben-Saud worked at BlackRock for 15 years before spending almost two years assisting with reconstruction efforts in the Middle East.
Pensions: To Merge, or Not to Merge (Part Two)
In the second part of aiCIO’s special report into pension fund mergers, the Dutch reveal their key risks to overcome before consolidating, and we investigate how the UK public sector is tackling the issue.
Ten Resolutions for Endowments and Foundations
Consider moral hazard, re-evaluate private equity, and diversify, Mercer has advised E&F investors for the year ahead.
Pensions: To Merge, or Not to Merge
As pension funds around the world consider the merits of merging, aiCIO has investigated how attitudes towards consolidation differ globally— as well as the risks involved.
Peak Assets: Institutional Investors at Davos
Which CIOs are heading to Switzerland next week?
Ownership Equals Performance, Asset Management Study Finds
A consulting firm has found establishing an early structure of employee ownership could be crucial in defining success at an asset management firm.
Ignorance is Bliss? A 2013 DC Investor Survey
401(k) plan members are optimistic about their investments, according to State Street data, but not entirely sure what some of their investments do.
Consultant Pioneers Cheaper De-Risking Option
Innovative comparison service will change how pension funds de-risk forever, consultants have said.
CIC Bullish on Developed Economies
CIC Chief Ding Xuedong has revealed his sovereign wealth fund still believes in the US recovery story.