Standard & Poor's credit rating of the US government's heightened debt level reflects an awareness that has long been understood by institutional investors, consultancy NEPC believes.
As the overall hedge fund-of-funds industry has dropped from $1.25 trillion in 2008 to $910 billion as of Q2 2011, Preqin blames the changes in the industry on Bernie Madoff, saying investor caution has heightened following his multi-billion Ponzi scheme.
With $25 billion earmarked for real estate, Norway's sovereign wealth fund says there is no urgency to pursue the asset class as it anticipates better deals after 2013.
ETFs have attracted $1.2 trillion since the launch of the first mainstream ETF a decade ago, and they're continuing to gain steam among institutional investors.
A study by the Emerging Markets Private Equity Association and Coller Capital has found that Brazil will be the most attractive emerging market country for private equity investors in the next 12 months.
Lou Jiwei, head of China’s $300 billion sovereign wealth fund, has said that even though global economic growth will likely slow next year with Europe being “most pessimistic,” the fund will continue to seek investment in some parts of the continent.
As fears intensify about whether Greece will be able to repay its debts, a forum sponsored by Mercer has highlighted that pensions -- typically large bondholders -- may be forced to take a loss on their investments as a result of the European sovereign debt crisis.
As the UK suffers from "some of the most congested and problematic infrastructure," a report by the London-based Business Infrastructure Commission has concluded that the government should provide incentives to encourage pensions to invest in large-scale projects.
Australian investors are still interested in private equity and venture capital investments, but are taking a cautious approach to investment, Preqin has found.
A Senate panel has released a damning report accusing Goldman Sachs of engaging in conflicts of interest, flooding the financial system with risky mortgages, and violating fiduciary duties to shareholders.
Proposed European Union plans to implement a uniform set of scheme funding rules across Europe would force schemes to pay deficits faster, Towers Watson has found.
As investors have fled riskier assets for bonds in recent years, the International Monetary Fund has reported that only a handful of countries are really deemed as financially safe.
