Are Alternatives Still an Asset Class?
Institutional
investors want more from their alternative portfolios than they did in the past, Deloitte has found.
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Rhode Island Pension Reform Mollified in New Deal
State officials and union members have agreed a deal to resolve Rhode Island's pension stale-mate.
$100B South Africa Pension Appoints Investment Head
A member of aiCIO’s Forty under Forty has joined one of Africa’s largest investors.
How to Step Up the Game in Equity Portfolios
"Complexity" is the new name of the game for equity investors, according to Towers Watson.
Risk On: European Investors Return to Equities, Emerging Markets
Large European investors' faith has been restored in risk assets for medium and long-term horizons.
Harvard Loses Private Equity Chief to Fidelity Family Office
Ice hockey star Lane MacDonald is leaving his alma mater.
Do You Need US Securities in Your Portfolio?
Research has examined the impact the world’s largest economy has on a market returns.
CPPIB Hires PE Infrastructure CIO for London Office
Cressida Hogg, a managing partner of UK
private equity firm 3i’s infrastructure business, will join the $193 billion
fund’s infrastructure team at the end of March.
What It Takes to Go Smart Beta
Strong
conviction, patience, and robust governance are required to implement
multi-factor smart beta strategies, according to SSgA.
The Truth about Emerging Market Equity Performance
London Business School academics revealed the true long-term performance of emerging market equities—and what to expect in future.
Pension Lifeboat Considers African Investment
The UK’s Pension Protection Fund wants to reassess how it looks at frontier markets.
Placement Agent Fee Millions Scrutinized at NC Pension
An investigation into the third largest US public pension fund has allegedly revealed an
excess of $100 million paid to placement agents in the past five years.
Hess Up, Ford In as Towers Shifts Investment Chiefs
Chris Ford, one of aiCIO’s Knowledge Brokers, takes the investment helm at Towers Watson.
Venture Capital (and How You're Doing it Wrong)
Scale, time-horizons, and engagement—a new paper attempts to crack the VC code.
PwC: Asset Management to Surpass $100 Trillion by 2020
The industry's AUM is projected to nearly double, with North America still dominating at $49 trillion.