Newsmakers
AustralianSuper Promotes From Within for New CIO
Shaun Manuell, who has led the fund’s Australian equities team for 13 years, will start in his new role on July 1.
Tag: Investment Management
Pensions
DB Plans Focus on Hedging Volatility, Evaluating Options
Some pension CIOs are adjusting their market scenario analyses to make sure their portfolios are well positioned to capture upside and avoid drawdowns.
Opinion
Why AI Won’t Replace the CIO, But Will Redesign the Investment Office
The most important question is not whether an organization should experiment with AI, but whether the institution is prepared to govern what comes with it, writes a managing director from Michael Oak Advisors.
Technology
How Does Institutional Governance Change in the Age of Artificial Intelligence?
The jump ‘from Excel to AI’ will complicate the investment processes of asset allocators at institutional investors of all kinds.
Newsmakers
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board Promotes Mike Jerue to CIO
Jerue succeeds Sean McCaffrey, who retired in February after more than 10 years at the agency.
Newsmakers
Australia’s Aware Super Appoints New CIO
Simon Warner, its current head of portfolio management, to take over on December 1.
Asset Allocation
Macalester College Endowment to Outsource Investment Management
The school is shuttering its internal investment office and transferring its duties to management firm Investure.
Research
‘Disruption Is the Only Constant,’ CFA Institute Research Finds
Technology, sustainability expected to drive the future of work in investment management.
Pensions
The Public Sector Pension Investment Board Gains 18.4% in FY2021
An extraordinary recovery in the capital markets netted the Canadian allocator double-digit earnings.
Pensions
CalSTRS Aims for New $2 Billion Sustainable Portfolio
Pension plan officials believe they can build a new private markets allocation without sacrificing investment targets.
Asset Management Culture
Will Cutting Down on External Managers Make a Difference?
Sure, it can help lower investment fees. But those after-fee returns? Researchers say that’s a mixed bag.
Newsmakers
GCM Grosvenor Merges with SPAC to Go Public
Interest in the so-called ‘blank check’ companies has surged during the pandemic from investors seeking easier ways to fund IPOs.
Asset Management Culture
Rhode Island Treasurer, Hedge Fund Get Board Diversity Pledge from Telecom
The charge is that directors at $30 billion SBA Communications do not meet the 30% diversity criteria.
At Morningstar: ETF, Mutual Fund Securities-Lending Programs Coming Under Scrutiny
Practice seen as less risky as it was before the financial crisis.