Concentration Beats Diversification, Study Finds
Research into 11,000 institutional portfolios found that specialists outperformed the well-diversified.
News Archive: Oct - 2015
The True Cost of Active Management
Better-than-even chances of underperformance prove more costly than manager fees, a study finds.
AP Funds Unite to Condemn Swedish Pension Reform
Proposed changes to Sweden’s public pension system are “ill-defined and bureaucratic”, fund leaders say.
The $3 Trillion ETF ‘Boom’
With more invested assets than hedge funds, the ETF industry is seemingly thriving—but not everyone’s buying in.
Inside Activist Hedge Funds
New research from Novus examines how three of the biggest activist hedge fund managers create value.
Strategic Investment Solutions Merges into Verus
The two consulting firms’ deal marks the second major merger in the crowded OCIO provider space.
Future Fund Poaches AP4 Equity Chief
Björn Kvarnskog will move to Australia in the New Year to oversee A$39 billion in equity investments.
Manager Selection
The OCIO Power Base
The equilibrium is shifting towards the 21st century’s new masters of the universe.
Sustainable Power
Can the most influential asset owners save the world?
Danish Giant Acquires Financial Services Pension
A $3 billion pension for Denmark’s financial services industry is to become part of PFA from 2016.
SEC Head Talks Hedge Fund, Private Equity Regulation
Chair Mary Jo White named improper fee and expense practices as one of the US regulator’s primary targets.
Klarman Continued, and the Power Equation
The true origins of Editor-in-Chief Kip McDaniel’s copy of the Margin of Safety, and a new scoring system for the Power 100.
Lehigh University Endowment CIO to Retire
A former Bain Capital managing director will take over in the interim while the private college finds a permanent successor.
Fidelity Folds Pyramis into New Institutional Provider
Say hello to Fidelity Institutional Asset Management, a creation consolidated from Pyramis and several other divisions.
UK Consultant Shake Up: Two In, One Out
JLT Employee Benefits and Buck Consultants see senior staff changes, while Redington hires to enter the DC market.