Editor of the Financial Analysts Journal and chair of Ennis Knupp & Associates, Richard Ennis, believes contemporary asset allocation schemes are becoming unwieldy for many decision makers because of the proliferation and splintering of investment categories, and advocates an approach that relies more on empirical evidence than on assumptions or intuition.
As concerns in private credit mount, Colorado PERA CIO and COO Amy McGarrity says the pension fund isn’t seeing any strains in its growing allocation to the asset class, arguing that long-term investors are shielded from the risks because they can lock up their capital to weather market cycles.
As part of an increasing focus on emerging markets, APG Asset Management, has an increasing interest in emerging markets. As part of that strategy an office in Hong Kong employs 28 staff to cover the Asian region. Amanda White spoke to the president of APG Asset Management Asia, Fer Amkreutz, about the perils and profits
The International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds held its second annual meeting in Sydney last week. conexust1f.flywheelstaging.com reports on the meeting’s outtakes – including asset allocation and risk management implications. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Mercer has revamped the asset allocation of its largest group of funds and in the process refined the way it classifies types of investments into ‘growth’ and ‘defensive’. The multi-manager has also signaled an evolution towards a ‘risk premia-based’ approach to asset allocation in the future. Greg Bright reports. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
The New Jersey Division of Investment, which manages the $67.3 billion in state pension funds and was the best-performing US fund last year, has made some dramatic changes to its asset allocation in line with its objective of relying less on public equities for returns.
A strategic shift into equities during 2009 and the completion of a multi-year strategy to bring all assets in house, has resulted in the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) returning 15.18 per cent return for 2009, positioning it as one of very few pension funds around the globe to be fully funded. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored
With uncharacteristic fanfare, the big Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund has provided the first insight into its workings, illustrating an international outlook and an appetite for a sophisticated asset allocation strategy. The fund published its first ever “annual review” this week. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
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