In Focus

Market Drilldown April 24, 2024

It’s Just the Beginning for Surging Secondary PE Sales

Used as an escape hatch when private equity is in the doldrums, this venue has become established enough to keep going in better days, strategists say.

Shop Talk May 8, 2017

Salary Highs

The tougher investment climate dampened raises, but many chief investment officers earned their compensations.

Market Drilldown May 8, 2017

Is it Gold’s Time to Shine?

Gold remains relatively inexpensive in the face of record-high equity prices and spiking bond yields.

Shop Talk May 4, 2017

Dodging the Outsourcing Minefield

Due diligence is not just corporate wallpaper: it's your insurance policy when you have to defend your outsourcing picks.

Data Room May 3, 2017

Strategy & Tactics: Are TDFs Ready for Private Equity?

It’s a discussion that will likely evoke a long debate: Is adding private equity, an asset class with a long record of generating high returns, to target-date funds (TDFs)...

Shop Talk May 3, 2017

Women Mean Returns

The night before International Women’s Day, a bronze statue of a defiant young girl with her hands planted firmly on her hips appeared opposite the large Charging Bull statue...

Market Drilldown May 3, 2017

A Growing Appetite for Alternatives

From infrastructure to private equity, asset owners seek a wider range of alts.

Shop Talk May 3, 2017

The Longevity Adjustment

Do new mortality tables require updates to LDI strategies? What CIOs need to consider before 2018.

Market Drilldown May 3, 2017

Lifting the Veil: How ESG brings transparency to the fastest growing markets

New research by index providers and other financial institutions suggests that emerging-markets companies with good ESG performance strongly outperform comparable companies in developing markets.

CIO Spotlight February 7, 2017

CIO Profile: David Holmgren (Hartford HealthCare)

Partnering with the world’s most selective investors is key to David Holmgren’s innovativeness as an asset owner. It requires flexibility and nimbleness. It’s also key to his long-term performance...

CIO Spotlight February 7, 2017

CIO Profile: Matt Clark (South Dakota Investment Council)

You’d be hard-pressed to find a public pension program with the kind of outperformance Matt Clark has achieved at the South Dakota Investment Council (SDIC). Clark has been involved...