How Big Do Investors Want their Hedge Funds?
The desire for hedge fund investing continues, but investors are being specific in their requirements.
News Archive: Mar - 2014
Is Reinvestment Risk Being Ignored?
As investors prepare for a rising rates environment, has reinvestment risk slid off their radar?
Harvard Names Richard Hall as New Private Equity Head
The current PE chief at Texas Teachers will return to his alma mater next month.
Insurers Outsourcing for Esoteric Fixed Income
Insurance companies in Europe are outsourcing more assets as they seek to expand their investments outside core fixed income.
Pension Fund Goes Dutch on Risk Sharing Transaction
The Netherlands’ second largest pension fund has entered into an agreement which will provide access to €3.2 billion of corporate loans.
CalPERS Remembers a CIO, Commits to Next Generation
The pension giant’s leadership carried out Joe Dear’s legacy in the initial investment decisions made since his death.
New CIO for $50B Pennsylvania Pension
James Grossman, current acting CIO, has been promoted to lead the state's public educators' fund.
Danish Pension Giant Pledges Shareholder Activism
Denmark’s largest commercial pension fund has decided to become a more active investor with its equity holdings.
Infographic: Emerging Market Financial Centres on the Rise
New York and London are still on top, but the economic crisis has launched many more financial hubs.
AT&T Alternatives Pioneer Thomas Judge Dies
Thomas Judge, one of the first to invest pension assets in venture capital, has died at 83.
Is RAPM the New CAPM?
Asset
pricing models based on liabilities and funded status could be the answer to
the CAPM problem.
DC Beats Target-Date and DB Returns in 2013
Target-date funds fall behind in returns but continue to pull in the lion’s share of assets.
Norway to Drive Renewable Energy Investment
The world’s largest oil fund is to push into more environmentally friendly ways of producing power.
Wall Street Rakes in Third-Best Bonus Season Ever
Banks made it rain on New York City’s securities staffers in 2013, distributing $26.7 billion in cash bonuses.
Turning Bad Currency Exposures into Good Risks
A study found heavily-hedged currency portfolios allocated to alpha-generating managers saw improved returns within the mandated risk bucket.