For pension plan sponsors that have a view that interest rates will rise and express this view by having a duration of assets significantly shorter than the duration of liabilities, swaptions can be used to more efficiently express this short duration “hedge later” mindset, according to Legal & General Investment Management America.
The operational complexity of investing in alternatives can represent a practical impediment to making and managing allocations, according to a whitepaper by Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners.
Only 9% of more than 5,000 investment strategies achieve the highest environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings within Mercer’s Global Investment Manager Database (GIMD), and the firm sees both innovation and opportunity for improvement.
Hedge funds and private equity companies could gather billions of assets from insurers, but will have to ensure better data disclosure to win over clients.
China's SWF prefers infrastructure and long-term projects over Eurozone debt.
In 2011, large managers saw assets under management decline while those in the mid-market enjoyed an average 10% increase, Preqin's latest research shows.
The Teachers’ Retirement System of Illinois is looking for external expertise in improving its current securities lending program in the wake of market volatility.
As high volatility pummels institutional investor portfolios, investors are increasingly seeking “global listed infrastructure” strategies for their Liability Driven Investing (LDI) framework.