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Ohio STRS warns of higher US recession risk; prioritises liquidity

Ohio STRS warns of higher US recession risk; prioritises liquidity

The State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio has warned of a “material” increase in US recession risk compared to last year as the fund braces for a wider, “negatively skewed” distribution of outcomes in the next 12 months. It came as the mature plan, which is 81 per cent funded, is tilting to fixed income and new asset classes like liquid alternatives over equities.

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Investment industry needs to rethink strategy: Future Fund CEO

Persistently challenging market conditions driven by stagflation, uncertainty and volatility, the response to climate change and populism increasingly shaping government decisions, mean 60:40 needs a re-think according to Raphael Arndt, chief executive of the A$240 billion Future Fund.

USS: Low leverage and US exposure helped navigate UK bond market turmoil

Speaking at USS’s 2022 Institutions’ Meeting, Simon Pilcher told stakeholders that the asset manager had navigated market turmoil in the UK bond market by having less leverage than peer funds and diversification, explaining USS also hedges inflation and interest rate risk with US bonds.

Positive stock and bond correlation will make portfolios more volatile

Today's positive stock-bond correlation means balanced portfolios will be more volatile without the natural hedge that bonds have long provided to stocks.

GIC: Building balanced portfolios for the long run

Navigating the two challenges of heightened macro uncertainty and an increased allocation to private assets could require a fundamental evolution of the asset-allocation process, argue Grace Qiu Tiantian and Ding Li from Singapore’s GIC in a paper written with MSCI’s Peter Shepard entitled Building Balanced Portfolios for the Long Run.

Partnering with best-in-class managers yields stellar results for TIFF

A focus on partnering with specialist, differentiated, active managers with help from “the best board in America” has generated more than 200 basis points a year for TIFF. Amanda White looks at the fund’s approach to manager sourcing and the opportunities for alpha in a tough investing environment.

Bridgewater warns markets still haven’t factored in slower growth

Markets have not begun discounting a decline in corporate earnings as Central Banks, serious about taming inflation, continue to destroy demand. Investors should expect another contraction. Meanwhile recent market moves in the UK suggest the growing risk of policy missteps, particularly if rate rises become politicised.

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