Column: The Rise of Liquid Alternatives
Daniel Enskat talks about the shift from using alternatives as satellite investments to including them in a core asset allocation strategy.
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CIO Profile: Insurer Mark Versey, Seeking Alpha in Illiquids
Friends Life's CIO talks Solvency II, increasing alternative allocations, and what his most rewarding investment decision has been since 2008.
Going Direct: Worth It for $200M+ Portfolios
It is not just a few outliers among major asset owners who outperform specialists in the hedge fund space, a new study found. It’s the majority of them.
Music To Their Ears: EMI Buyout Agreed at £1.5 Billion
The UK’s largest pension risk transfer to date brings relief after four-year dispute.
Private Equity Managers Ranked by Institutional Assets
Goldman Sachs, Blackstone, TPG…who holds the most institutional investor assets?
Why North Dakota Could be the Next Emerging Market
Fund managers seek out emerging market economies in developed nations in search for alpha.
Is the Yale Model Dead?
Following a rough year for leading endowments, an alternatives specialist and Hewitt EnnisKnupp partner takes on this question.
Interactive Map Created By SWF Institute
Ever wondered where the world’s biggest sovereign wealth funds are?
Would You Invest in a Risk Parity Bond Fund?
Fixed income-only risk parity bond fund launched in UK by Aquila Capital.
Sharp Rise in Infrastructure Inflows, and Asset Managers Notice
Investors and managers are betting the fairly undeveloped market won’t be like that for long.
Moody’s Reviews Custodians for Downgrade over Profitability Fears
BNY Mellon, State Street, and Northern Trust don’t earn enough from core custody, Moody’s suspects.
Outsourced Due Diligence Teams Gaining Ground…and Power
Almost three-quarters have total veto power over hedge funds, a Deutsche Bank survey has found.
Even Static Rates Increase Liabilities, Redington Finds
Assets aren’t only affected when interest rates rise and fall: when they’re static it’s bad news for pension funds too.
Risk Parity: What’s Next?
In this second half of aiCIO’s feature into risk parity’s most traumatic quarter, Bridgewater, Invesco, AQR, Lombard Odier, and Northwater Capital outline the changes each has made to its risk parity product to help it withstand future hardships.
Risk Parity: What Happened?
In the first of a two-part feature, Bridgewater, Invesco, AQR, Lombard Odier, and Northwater Capital explain why their products’ returns recently fell, and why investors shouldn’t be concerned.