Ee Aye, Ee Aye, Oh: How Farm Investing Appeals to Pension Funds
It checks the boxes: diversification, non-correlated, steady demand. But watch out for Mother Nature.
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How Green Is My Bond?
New environmentally friendly issues are in high demand, but not all of them are as good as advertised. How to know the difference.
OP-ED: Asia Investment Megatrends May Show True Opportunities
Family office investor details credit opps in Asia-Pacific: outsized alpha with downside protection.
Don’t Be Fooled by Inflated Private Equity Returns
Longer-term subscription lines of credit are becoming increasingly widespread.
Surviving Board Politics and Conflicts of Interest
When board members choose friends as money managers, CIOs can find themselves in a bind.
Endowments Unharmed by Tax Law Changes…So Far
But experts warn hit to charitable giving could merely be delayed.
ESG Matters (Part 2): Recruits Can’t All Come from Ivy League Schools
How CIOs and investment firms are helping to grow the diversity pipeline (Diversity Measures, Part 2)
ESG Matters (Part 1): Diversity Measures
Why the focus on more women in the sector is imperative to the industry’s success.
Fintech Gains a Footing with Asset Owners
Faster data processing is just the beginning. Some asset owners are deriving real returns through the analytical insights fintech systems offer.
Just How Venomous Is the Tuition Scandal to Endowments?
Reluctant donors could force investment offices to seek higher returns.
Psyching Out Money Managers
How an asset owner at Texas Municipal boosted private equity returns to 39% in 2018, in part, by giving psychological evaluations to asset owners.
CIOs and Asset Owners Discuss Fossil Fuel Divestment
A deep dive into those who have divested and done well, not so well, and those who have considered divesting, but haven't.
Investing Well by Doing Good: A CIO Benefits from the VC-ESG Connection
First story in new series examines how one CIO sourced his VC investments that just happened to be ESG.
CIOs Pressured to Lower Discount Rates Discuss Spiraling Consequences
Asset owners consider the delicate balance between lowering rates and increasing contributions.
Remember 2008’s Wicked Black Swans? This Year, Look Out for Gray Swans
Unlike the stygian waterfowl that surprised us a decade ago, a less-threatening bird may roil the investing pond in 2019.