CalPERS slams ‘smoke and mirrors’ report
CalPERS has hit out at a report calling for radical change in the way California public sector pension benefits are calculated, describing the authors’ methodology as flawed and ideologically slanted.
SWFs could help global stability: forum
SWFs, as long-term investors, could play a countercyclical role in providing global financial and economic stability, the International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds concluded last week in Beijing.
China expert warns on bad positioning
While the China-growth story was not new, an expert in investing in the region said investors should consider if their current exposure to the economic giant took advantage of where future growth was predicted to occur.
AustralianSuper looks to dynamic allocations
The A$38 billion ($40bn) AustralianSuper fund has made an active decision not to engage in formal strategic rebalancing, instead looking to a dynamic allocation of assets, chief investment officer, Mark Delaney (pictured), explains.
Financial wonks and porn … read all about it
Wonk books, financial instrument porn, mea culpa books and prosaic condemnations – these are all part of the financial crisis sub-genre which emerged in the past two years.
Has the industry missed the future already?
The investment management industry will need to be restructured to meet the demands of ageing demographics globally.
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