Research
How and Why Higher-Quality Data Can Improve Investment Returns
A Q&A with Dane Rook, on a recent research paper he co-authored.
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Research
Strong Data Governance Can Lead to Higher Long-Term Returns
Asset owners should make sure quality data supports each investment decision, a new paper finds.
Pensions
CalPERS, Stanford Engineering Create Fellowship for Training Institutional Investors
The program aims to foster a pipeline for investment talent.
Regulation
Regulating the Robots
The current SEC proposal is seen as overreaching, but industry watchers see benefits if changes are made.
News
How Sovereign Wealth Funds Can Spur Infrastructure Development
Stanford’s Ashby Monk and colleagues have a plan to attract capital to developing nations.
Research
‘Investor Identity’: Bringing Together the Main Drivers of Investment Returns
Stanford University’s Ashby Monk and Dane Rook, in a new academic paper, classify the leading factors determining investment returns for institutional investors.
Asset Allocation
How Some Asset Owners and Managers are Using Technology to Gain Portfolio Insights
Technology, with human involvement, can improve efficiency and enable innovation in portfolio management, sources say.
Pensions
CalSTRS Reports Saving More Than $1.2 Billion in Portfolio Costs Since 2017
The California State Teachers’ Retirement System reports that its Collaborative Model, an investment strategy that seeks to reduce costs, control risks and increase expected returns, cut operational costs by $437 million in 2021.
Our Data, Ourselves
Allocators are facing new questions on valuations in light of recent market volatility. Some say the market stress could provide a new opportunity to improve fund governance.
Newsmakers
Stanford Launches Research Initiative on Long-Term Investing
Ashby Monk gives CIO an inside look into the new initiative.
Venture Capital Investments May Be in Future for Two San Jose Pension Plans
Providing pensions to public workers in Silicon Valley’s largest city doesn’t mean investing in venture capital. The plans now are looking at whether they are missing an investment opportunity.
Consortium to Launch $1B Program to Seed 6 PE Firms
Consultant says announcement from The Alaska Permanent Fund, UK Railways Pension Scheme, and The Wafra Group expected within next several days.