Asset Allocation
UK Pension Reforms Aim to Boost Pensions, Local Business
The Mansion House reforms also seek to create superfunds to consolidate the ‘fragmented’ defined benefit market.
Tag: Alternative Investments
Asset Allocation
Japan’s GPIF Ends Losing Streak With 5.4% Return in Fiscal Q4
The pension giant raked in $72 billion during the quarter thanks to its public equities portfolios.
Risk
How to Run Alt Investments: A Primer
A trade group for alternative investments lists best practices for the popular, wide-ranging asset class.
Regulation
New York Common Commits $1.3B to Sustainable Program
The $242.3 billion state pension fund also committed more than $600 million to alts in February.
Asset Allocation
Korean National Pension Fund Loses More Than 8% in 2022
Despite downturn, the $684.5 billion fund’s losses were offset by an increased allocation to alts.
Asset Allocation
Endowments, Foundations Increase OCIO Use, but Underutilize Alts
A CAPTRUST survey also found that the number of nonprofits allocating to ESG investments decreased in 2022.
Pensions
Ohio State Pension Approves New Asset Allocation
OPERS increases its exposure to alts and U.S. equities, while cutting back on fixed income and foreign equities.
Asset Allocation
Why Apartment REITs Are Primed to Move Up
In the push for alts, the beaten-up multi-family segment is gaining popularity, says research shop Green Street.
Asset Allocation
Alternative Allocation Provides Asset Managers More Diversification
After the 60/40 portfolio failed to generate its usual stability in 2022, asset management firms suggest higher alternative asset allocations to achieve greater diversification.
Research
Asset Owners and Consultants Say They Gotta Change Strategies, Pronto
Inflation and climate change spook them, so they’re scrambling to find smarter ways to adjust, a Nuveen survey finds
Asset Allocation
Illinois Teachers Pension Invests Nearly $1.5 Billion in Alts
Retirement system’s funded level rises 1.3% in fiscal 2022 despite investment loss.
Research
Alternative Investment Professionals Survey Respondents: Recession Imminent
Nearly three-quarters of alternative investment professionals believe the U.S. is already in a recession or will enter one by year’s end, an EisnerAmper survey finds.
Asset Allocation
CalPERS’ New Asset Allocation Kicks In July 1
The $442 billion pension fund is shifting money out of public equity and into private equity and other alts.
Artwork, Anybody? The Case for Investing in Offbeat Alts
Alternative alternatives, such as lawsuit funding and pro sports, redefine non-correlated assets.
Asset Allocation
How to Manage Investing in Alternatives
LACERA’s Grabel and WTW’s Vodolazschi explore this wide-ranging asset category in CIO's webinar.