Amid Fundraising Uptick, Infrastructure Deal Volume Remains Low
Despite the highest fundraising figures following the financial
crisis, private equity infrastructure deal volume this year is squeezed.
Asset Allocation
CalSTRS Thanks Alternatives for Positive Returns
The pension credited its 12.3% return for
the 2009 to 2010 fiscal year to a greater allocation to alternative
investments.
CIO Survey Shows Long-Only Active Equity Strategies Poised to Lose
In a a Keefe, Bruyette & Woods survey of chief investment officers
overseeing US institutional portfolios, investors are showing a growing
interest in “barbell” allocations to indexed equities and high-alpha
alternatives.
University of Texas Endowment Invests $500 Million in Gold
Fund managers at the University of
Texas
endowment are allotting money to a commodity that most investors turn to
when
they expect high inflation and economic hardship.
Peru Increases Cap on Pension Investment Internationally
Peru's four pension funds are seeking to invest more abroad and will
likely ask Congress to change a law that set a 30% ceiling.
From ai5000 Magazine: Wealth in Sin
During the best of times and the worst of times, people will continue
to drink, smoke, gamble and fight. Here’s an assessment of the Vice
Fund portfolio, firsthand. Paula Vasan reports.
From ai5000 Magazine: Life After Death
Critics are singing private equity’s swan song. They’re wrong—and
here’s why. Joe Flood reports.
J.P.Morgan Pursues Alternatives Portfolio for UK Schemes
The firm's asset management division is offering small
UK schemes with greater access to hedge funds, infrastructure and
private equity.
OECD Pensions Remain Nearly 10% Below Pre-Crisis Levels
A study shows that even though pension assets in Organisation for
Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries remain below
December 2007 levels, some countries. such as Hungary and Norway, have
already recuperated completely from 2008 losses.
Hedge Fund Returns Suffer in 2010 Amid Europe Crisis
Worries
that the
sovereign debt crisis in Europe may stall a global economic recovery
fueled hedge fund declines in 2010.
US Pension Deficits Near Record High
A new study by consulting firm Mercer shows US pension deficits have reached a record high, revealing a downturn in pension health that erases gains achieved since January 2009.
Survey: Pensions Dive Into Alternatives
Allocations to alternative assets -- specifically to commodities and
infrastructure -- have continued to rise and now account for 17% of all
pension fund assets globally, up from 6% ten years ago, Towers Watson
research reveals.
Survey: Managers Fear Curbed Growth as Euro Debt Concerns Continue
A study by Northern
Trust Global Advisors (NTGA) shows institutional investment
managers have moderated their expectations for
global growth.
CalSTRS to Rely More on in-House Assets
As part of the fund's 10-year plan for its
investments, CalSTRS is considering reducing its number of external
money managers.
Study Finds Canada the Innocent Bystander Amid Turbulent Markets
A report analyzing the market's reactions to investments by
sovereign wealth funds, with approximately $3 trillion in assets in 2008
and a projected $15 trillion by 2015, finds that wealth fund injections
in the US have unintended consequences.