Australia’s VFMC goes whole-of-portfolio
CIO of the A$60.4 billion ($46 billion) Victorian Funds Management Corporation, Russell Clarke, discusses adopting centralised portfolio management as part of a quest for continuous improvement.
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A spotlight on hedge funds
A roundup of recent institutional investors' hedge fund activity.
Fees kill alpha from hedge funds
Many hedge fund portfolios perform well before costs but fall into negative alpha after charges are levied, Canadian firm CEM Benchmarking's analysis of nearly 400 large investors has found.
Australia’s QIC gets real about risk
As the era of double-digit returns winds down, Jim Christensen, head of the $65 billion Queensland Government-owned firm, is having the hard conversations with clients about expectations.
OPTrust ready to jump on bonds
Staying fully funded is priority for the C$20 billion OPTrust, reflected in everything from the name of its annual report to its scaling down of equities, to manoeuvring for high-yield debt.
Culture, structure for the long term
Ten Ideas to Foster Long-term Investing is the last of three related papers. The trilogy offers concepts and actions for pulling away from short-term thinking. Here are some of the key steps.
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