STAFF WRITER, Author at Top1000funds.com

…as Government quantitative measures push up liabilities

Quantitative easing measures introduced by the UK’s Bank of England aimed at kick-starting the local economy have had the unintended consequence of pushing up UK pension scheme liabilities.

STAFF WRITERMarch 11, 2009

Best ideas exist, so why do managers include underperformers?

Randy Cohen from Harvard Business School, Christopher Polk from the London School of Economics, and Bernhard Silli from the Universitat Pompeu Fabra and the London School of Economics, provide powerful evidence that mutual fund managers can pick stocks that outperform the market.

STAFF WRITERMarch 4, 2009

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US endowment slams consultants

The $4 billion Claremont University Consortium (CUC) has criticised the service small endowment funds in the US are receiving from their investment consultants, labelling the solutions as “cookie cutter, boilerplate answers”.

STAFF WRITERMarch 4, 2009

Investor Profile

Reducing risk not risky asset classes: AP3

Sweden’s Third National Pension Fund, AP3, has rejigged its long-term strategic asset allocation and increased its exposure to alternatives. Kristen Paech talks to chief investment officer Erik Valtonen about the reasons behind the changes.

STAFF WRITERMarch 3, 2009

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Investors not willing to pay for alpha: Mercer

Pension funds could soon hold bargaining power over funds managers, particularly in the alternative asset classes, with asset management fees predicted to decrease in 2009 and beyond.

STAFF WRITERFebruary 25, 2009

Research

Model, hypothetical, and backtested performance – best practices

In the CFA Institute’s new Investment Performance Measurement newsletter, launched this month David Spaulding, president The Spaulding Group, and Steven Stone, partner at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius discuss the issues concerning the use of theoretical performance, summarise the regulatory implications and risks of using such presentations, and suggest best practices and appropriate disclosures.

STAFF WRITERFebruary 24, 2009

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…as Government quantitative measures push up liabilities

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Best ideas exist, so why do managers include underperformers?

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US endowment slams consultants

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Reducing risk not risky asset classes: AP3

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Investors not willing to pay for alpha: Mercer

Research

Model, hypothetical, and backtested performance – best practices

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