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Asset Allocation
Commercial Real Estate Faces ‘Major Era of Change,’ per AFIRE Pulse Report
The survey also indicated that commercial real estate investors might have preferred the candidacy of President Joe Biden to Vice President Kamala Harris.
Global Geopolitical Realignment Has Long-Term Investing Implications
Investors are seeking safe havens and new geographic opportunities as the world becomes more fractured.
Asset Allocation
Active Investing Will Boost Endowment Growth Over Other Institutional Investors, Cerulli Forecasts
A new report projects endowment assets will grow 7.9% over the next five years, compared with 4.7% and 4.2%, respectively, for public and corporate defined benefit plans.
Pensions
Institutional Asset Owners Returned 1.1% in Q2
Markets slowed in the period, according to the Northern Trust Universe tracking system.
Market Moves
Investors’ Confidence in ETFs Continues to Grow, per State Street
The firm’s 2024 ETF Impact Survey found exchange-traded-fund use highest in Japan, lowest in Sweden and the U.S.
Asset Allocation
Allocator Group Calls for Cash Hurdles in Hedge Fund Fees
A letter signed by 29 institutional investors calls for hedge funds to outperform cash before charging incentive fees.
Manager Selection
BlackRock, Temasek JV Fund Surpasses Target With $1.4 Billion Close
Decarbonization Partners aims to invest in firms that support the acceleration of decarbonization.
Regulation
SEC Seeks Institutional Investor Reps for Advisory Committee
The independent committee needs representatives of pensions and mutual funds to bolster investor protection.
Research
Institutional Investors Remain Optimistic for 2024
A Commonfund survey of more than 200 institutions indicated confidence that the U.S. will not face a severe recession in late 2024 or early 2025.
Pensions
Takeaways From BlackRock CEO Fink’s Annual Letter
The longtime leader highlighted his own background as a reason to stress solutions for a looming retirement crisis.
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.
Asset Allocation
Growth or Funding Preservation?
How higher interest rates are changing the investment objectives of fully funded pension funds.
Asset Allocation
Allocators Increasingly Shying Away From Risk, Survey Says
Almost half are slowing and one-third are lowering exposure to stocks and other risk assets, per CoreData.
Asset Allocation
For Energy Transition Investing, Allocators Eye Private Assets
They provide diversification, and use of them will grow, a Schroders survey finds.