Why You Must Diversify Your Emerging Market Exposure
Large amounts of assets in emerging market consumer-friendly brands is putting too much risk on investors’ portfolios, an asset manager has claimed.
News Archive: Oct - 2013
Norway SWF Puts the Brakes on European Equities
The world’s largest sovereign wealth fund has declared it won’t buy any more European stocks, believing market gains could reverse.
And the World’s Next Most Influential Investor is…
The 300 Club has unveiled its latest member to aiCIO, and it’s one of our Power 100.
Hermes: Commodities are Still a Diversifier
Do commodities still have a future in an institutional portfolio after this year’s bad run? One asset manager thinks so.
Want Better Governance From Unlisted Funds? Tell Them.
Investors have the power to demand more transparency, so show them the colour of your money, says the Global Governance Group.
The Heavy Burden of Increasing Your COLA Base
A white paper has found an increase in unfunded liabilities in Massachusetts’s already underfunded public pension plans when raising their COLA base.
The Power 100 Process
From aiCIO magazine's October issue: Editor-in-Chief Kip McDaniel on the making of the list, and the subtle differences between CIOs and rappers.
Investors Demand Better Governance from Hedge Funds and Alternatives
Research from Carne Group finds 95% of investors want a global code of governance to be introduced.
USS Pilots New Investment into Heathrow Airport
One of the UK’s largest pension funds will invest £392 million in the UK’s largest airport.
Ontario Teachers’ CEO Named Chancellor of Queen’s University
Jim Leech will serve a three-year term as the Canadian university’s highest officer following his retirement from the C$129.5 billion fund this December.
Pension Fund CEOs’ Room 101
Four UK pension fund CEOs choose their nemeses to banish to George Orwell’s torture chamber.
Greater Investment Skill Needed to Tackle Deficits, Investors Told
Russell Investments’ Sorca Kelly-Scholte said simple de-risking has become too expensive and the time for a more tactical, strategic approach is now.
Investors Lose Hope About Global Economic Recovery
The tide of favouable investor sentiment towards a global recovery has waned, but some assets are finding renewed popularity.
Hedge Fund Margins Squeezed by Compliance Costs
The vast majority of the $3 billion spent industry-wide on compliance has come out of managers' bottom lines, according to a survey.
How Will the Fed’s Decision Impact Emerging Markets?
UBS investment teams have declared that the global economy will continue to grow slowly, with emerging markets picking up in 2014.