Capitalising on opportunities arising from the financial crisis, including savvy private equity, real estate, infrastructure and private debt deals, marked a successful fiscal year for the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board which recorded one of its highest ever annual returns.
The S$172 billion ($120 billion) Singaporean investor, Temasek, has made a number of changes to its executive management structure, separating the executive director and chief executive positions and appointing a dedicated head of portfolio management.
This new research by MSCI Barra explores the conditions necessary for a portfolio with a levered fixed-income allocation to achieve lower volatility and a better risk-return profile than an unlevered portfolio.
The Public Employee Retirement System of Idaho has benefited from its simple approach to investing “a basic mix and strict rebalancing ” but with one strategic asset allocation edge. Amanda White spoke to chief investment officer, Bob Maynard.
Inflation is the main risk that investors and funds managers will need to manage in the next 20 years, according to Pippa Malmgren, principal of consulting firm, Canonbury Group.
CalPERS has made three additions to its General Pension Consultant Services Spring-Fed Pool, including a consultant that specialises in sustainable consulting, infrastructure and property with its sector-specific research including climate change.
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