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Irish pensions headed for major reforms

August 14, 2018

Auto-enrolment will put more people into Ireland's public retirement system, while regulatory requirements will include tougher standards for trustees and more..

NZ Super looks to factors, carbon

August 2, 2018

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The NZ$33 billion NZ Super is looking to increase its exposure to equity factors and implement the next phase of its..

Data science good value for investors

August 1, 2018

A case study looking at University of California Investments' reporting of illiquid asset valuations shows how institutional investors can use data..

Climate-risk plan for sovereign funds

July 23, 2018

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The One Planet Sovereign Wealth Fund Working Group has published a framework to help large investors make climate-change analysis a part..

Funds team up on G7 priorities

July 19, 2018

A group of institutional investors are collaborating to address the G7 priorities of climate change, gender inequality and the infrastructure gap,..

Trustees answer the tenure question

July 10, 2018

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has given guidance for how long trustees should sit on boards. How well does the theory..

Kotkin weighs in on geopolitical risks

July 5, 2018

Global tensions are an important consideration in decision-making. At a recent roundtable, geopolitical expert professor Stephen Kotkin discussed the risks related..

GPIF fee structure aligns interests

June 25, 2018

The world’s largest investor restructured how it pays its active mandates to get more certainty from managers. Its actions, which were..

A spotlight on hedge funds

June 18, 2018

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A roundup of recent institutional investors' hedge fund activity.

Fees kill alpha from hedge funds

June 14, 2018

Many hedge fund portfolios perform well before costs but fall into negative alpha after charges are levied, Canadian firm CEM Benchmarking's..

MSCI will be patient with A-Shares

June 13, 2018

Reports are that the inclusion of 226 Chinese large caps in the Emerging Markets Index has gone well. Small-cap and mid-cap..

Culture, structure for the long term

June 4, 2018

Ten Ideas to Foster Long-term Investing is the last of three related papers. The trilogy offers concepts and actions for pulling..