Asset Allocation
BlackRock Touts Its Ideal Asset Mix to Hit Allocators’ Target Returns
The best chance of reaching a 7.5% gain is to go heavily into bonds, its study contends.
Tag: Alternatives
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
Why Have Stocks and Bonds Been Correlated Lately?
In three decades, both asset classes went south at the same time in only nine quarters, and two of them occurred this year, says Panama’s Santiago.
Despite Headwinds, Institutions See Opportunities
Private market returns have come down off the highs, but institutional investors are keeping the faith.
Asset Allocation
Amid the Gloom of Q1 2022, Alternatives Offer Some Optimism
Wilshire and BNY Mellon both report that plans with heavy exposure to alternatives were more resilient this quarter.
Asset Allocation
A Latvian State-Funded Pension Invests in Venture Capital for the First Time
The move is part of a growing trend of Baltic institutional investors looking to alternatives.
What Makes the Yale Model of Investing So Successful?
The heavy focus on alternatives is just one piece of the picture.
Manager Selection
What Will Differentiate the Best Alternatives Investors in the Next 10 Years?
We ask Anton Pil, global head of alternatives for JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Why Airports Hold Promise for Asset Allocators
Despite US constraints and pandemic headwinds, odds are they’ll spring back to their old growth level, analysts say.
Corporate Moves
Yale Chooses CIO from Within
Venture capital director Matthew S. T. Mendelsohn has been tapped to lead the $31.2 billion endowment.
Alternatives
Allocator Insights Webinar August 17: Consultant’s View
Taylor Mammen, Heidi Poon, and David Tatkow will discuss the best opportunities for investors at 2 p.m.
Asset Allocation
TexPERS Returns 4.6% in Fiscal 2020
The performance falls well short of the pension funds’ benchmark and assumed rate of return.
Alternatives
Pension Fund Increases Its Blockchain Technology, Bitcoin Allocations
CIO Katherine Molnar will speak at the CIO Symposium on May 12 with CIO Andrew Spellar.
Asset Management Culture
More Investors Are Allocating to Emerging Alternatives Managers
The lack of in-person meetings did not dampen interest in smaller firms, which are putting themselves out there through Zoom.
Alternatives
Private Equity Firms Aim to Double Down on Tech in Post-COVID-19 World
Their focus on sustainable investing is also increasing, according to annual Ernst & Young survey.