FIS Harvard 2019
Investors want resilient portfolios
Pension fund CIOs want resilient portfolios that can weather all environments, delegates heard at the Fiduciary Investors Symposium at Harvard University.
Sarah JonesOctober 11, 2019
The Latest
Organisational Design
Industry inflection point on diversity
On International Women’s Day we spoke to Mass PRIM CIO, Michael Trotsky about diversity and inclusion.
He was part of the CFA Institute’s diversity and inclusion project and believes the industry is at a perfect inflection point to make inroads into improving its score on diversity.
Amanda WhiteMarch 8, 2019
Analysis
A spotlight on hedge funds
A roundup of recent institutional investors' hedge fund activity.
Amanda WhiteJune 18, 2018
Equities
Thirst for data serves Mass PRIM
The $71.9 billion Mass PRIM pores over the numbers to be sure it pays active managers only for skill. That's just one way it uses intense analysis to deliver.
Sarah RundellMay 30, 2018
Hedge Funds
Behind Mass PRIM’s hedge fund portfolio
The US$60 billion Mass PRIM has recalibrated its hedge fund portfolio moving from fund of funds to direct relationships, reducing fees, and using managed accounts. So what’s next?
Amanda WhiteSeptember 28, 2016
Analysis
Investors punish non-abiding managers
Asset owners are increasingly putting pressure on their asset managers to abide by the CFA asset manager code of professional conduct, with one CIO stating that managers who do not comply could be penalised in the future.
Amanda WhiteDecember 9, 2011
News
Passive tilt for Massachusetts state fund
The $42 billion Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management (PRIM) will move half of its developed non-US equity portfolio and 25 per cent of its emerging market equity portfolio into passive strategies and has begun a search for a single manager for each asset class with a commencement date of May. Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment ManagementAsset […]
Amanda WhiteJanuary 20, 2010