Newsmakers
The acquisition broadens Asset International’s portfolio of proprietary, actionable data, insights, and business intelligence.
Manager Selection
Dry powder levels won’t diminish anytime soon, Deloitte warns.
Newsmakers
Investors pulled a net $3.7 billion over the last year—with another $1.5 billion on its way out.
Asset Allocation
The Kentucky Retirement Systems approved new hedge fund investments as controversy reigned over fund leadership.
Risk
Offloading longevity risk is not a one-way transaction, Redington has warned.
Manager Selection
Strong brand awareness could mean increased inflows, eVestment argues, but could also lead to heightened negative bias.
Manager Selection
As more managers make the same investments, the industry as a whole can become increasingly illiquid, according to Novus.
Newsmakers
The CEO of Canada’s largest public pension will join the world’s biggest asset manager in September.
Manager Selection
Concerns about China, Brexit, and changes to monetary policy are driving asset managers more cautious.
Newsmakers
A new CIO, CEO, and now deputy CIO have taken over after a fraught outsourcing attempt.
Regulation
A gender discrimination suit by a female managing director alleges that the bank engaged in unethical and illegal behavior.
Asset Allocation
Investors are putting more money towards social and environmental causes, and reporting encouraging results.
Newsmakers
Leandros Kalisperas is leaving the UK pension to pursue a career in politics.
Asset Allocation
Elite endowments don’t have a “secret recipe” for high returns, but rely on riskier assets for outperformance, according to a paper.
Newsmakers
The AQR chief schools readers on strategy, correlations, beta, and alpha.