Asset Allocation
Largest Managers’ Assets Grew 12.5% in 2023 to $128T
Data from WTW's Thinking Ahead Institute show the 20 largest managers account for almost half of global discretionary assets.
Tag: Asset Managers
Asset Allocation
Listed Asset Managers Have Seen Strong Growth in Last Year, per Casey Quirk
Despite strong growth, a large disparity exists between the top and bottom performers.
Pensions
Japan’s GPIF Reclaims World’s Largest Pension Fund Title
The pension giant also released an annual survey evaluating the stewardship of its external asset managers.
Risk
Asset Managers Elevate Serving Clients to Top Priority, Up from Cost Controls, Survey Says
Northern Trust poll asks managers to rank their leading issues.
Manager Selection
Japan’s GPIF Equity Managers Rate Microsoft, Enel Tops for Climate Risk Disclosure
The software giant and Italian utilities firm received rave reviews for their TCFD disclosures and net zero commitments.
Risk
Institutional Investor Group Urges Asset Managers to Deliver on Climate Strategies
A U.N.-backed alliance with $9.5 trillion in AUM warns that the entire global economic system is at risk from climate change.
Newsmakers
CIO Announces 2023 Industry Innovation Award Winners
The allocators driving change and enhancing institutional fund performance and the service providers driving innovation in institutional investing were recognized at the annual Industry Innovation Awards dinner.
How Bad Was 2022 for Asset Managers? Assets Dipped 10%
Thus far this year, the recovery is muted, a McKinsey study finds.
Newsmakers
2023 Asset Management & Servicing Industry Innovation Award Finalists Announced
CIO will recognize firms driving change and enhancing performance in institutional investing on December 5.
Newsmakers
Deadline Extended for 2023 Industry Innovation Awards Nominations
Consider nominating the asset owners, managers, consultants and service providers who are changing the industry for the better.
News
Bank of England to Apply Stress Tests to Pension Funds, Hedge Funds, Asset Managers
The exercise aims to increase understanding of banks’ and other financial institutions’ behavior in stressed market conditions.
Market Moves
Asset Managers See Revenue, Income Drop in 2022
It was a tough year, but margins didn’t suffer that much, ISS Market Intelligence says.
Research
Japan GPIF Foreign Equity Managers Rate Top TCFD Disclosure Firms
Microsoft and BHP were cited the most by asset managers as providing the best climate risk information.
Research
Gender-Diverse Asset Managers Get Better Results, Study Says
Equity returns are almost half a percentage point higher with more women in investment firms, per WTW.
Newsmakers
CIO Announces 2022 Industry Innovation Award Winners
The allocators driving change and enhancing institutional fund performance and the service providers driving innovation in institutional investing were recognized at the annual Industry Innovation Awards dinner.