Collaboration: Come Together or Go It Alone?
Could pooled assets catch on with the UK’s corporate pensions as they have with public funds?
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15 Signs You Were a CIO in 2015 (Sorry Managers, You Won’t Get #8)
A Bill Gross trainwreck, board meeting catnaps, and big money OCIO offers: Sound familiar?
The Diversifying World of Venture Capital
The ever-dynamic asset class is not for the weak or those with short-term views, research has shown.
Prof. Britt Harris and His Army of Investing Titans
Texas Teachers’ CIO imparts wisdom, grooming talent from the ground up.
Why Investors Can't Ignore Climate Change
Reports show investors face mounting risks, especially as new carbon regulations are proposed at the United Nations Climate Change Conference.
The Paradox of Hedge Fund Activism
Activist investors can focus too hard on short-term performance, to the detriment of long-term value.
BlueCrest to Return $8B, Become Family Office
The hedge fund blamed changing fee levels and the challenge of meeting investor needs.
Public Pensions Pool £6.5B in Passive, Smart Beta Mandates
The latest UK public pension collaboration claims to be saving more than 50% in management fees.
Gates, Dalio, Zuckerberg, U. California Team Up on Clean Energy
In Paris today, Bill Gates is expected to announce a 28-member investment coalition.
University of California Appoints Former Tata Group Chairman
“Business legend” Ratan Tata will act as an advisor to the university’s $91 billion in assets.
Active ETFs See Record Inflows
The ballooning asset class attracted $8.9 billion in the first ten months of 2015.
UK Sets Out Public Pension Backstop Rules
Politicians could step in to take over investment decisions in “particularly concerning cases” of non-compliance under new local government pension rules.
Labor Dep. Delivers ‘Boost for US Responsible Investing’
Take up of ESG lenses could increase after the US clarified that these strategies do not violate fiduciary responsibilities.
Indexing's Brave New World
With an abundance of new passive products, it’s time to redefine index investing, argues MIT’s Andrew Lo.
CalPERS: $3.4B Fees, $24B Gains from Private Equity
The $300 billion public pension plan has released private equity performance fees for the period since 1990.