European pension schemes are increasing their allocations to non-traditional asset classes as a way to manage risk as a result of turbulent market-prompted investment reviews, according to Mercer’s annual European Asset Allocation Survey.
UniSuper, the $23 billion Australian pension fund for those working in higher education and research, has developed an in-house risk budgeting and factor analysis program that monitors the extent to which the fund deviates from its strategic asset allocation, and ensure the fund’s active risk is allocated appropriately between managers.
Adoption of the Model Request for Proposal, developed by the CFA Institute Centre for Financial Market Integrity, is a step towards robust due diligence in the selection of money managers according to Matthew Orsagh, senior policy analyst with the Institute’s Capital Markets Policy Group.
Hedge fund investing will make a comeback but managers will need to address shortcomings in their business models in order to survive, according to a new report from specialist research firm Casey Quirk, prepared in conjunction with Bank of New York Mellon.
Leo de Bever, one of the key decision-makers in a co-investment deal to buy almost half of Birmingham International Airport and now CEO of AIMCo, tells Simon Mumme about the future scope and necessary resources, relationships and disciplines required for co-investment deals.
Dutch pension funds have been forced to rejig their asset allocations, reducing risk in an attempt to meet stringent statutory funding requirements enforced by the Dutch regulator, De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB).
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