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Public equity manager challenges the case for private

Public equity manager challenges the case for private

Loomis Sayles’ Aziz Hamzaogullari has questioned whether asset allocators are giving private equity more credit than it is worth, saying the case for investing in PE rests on flawed return measurement, hidden risks and high fees and that public equities should be treated with the same “patience” that PE receives.

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Timothy Garton Ash: Reflections on the future of Europe

Celebrated academic Timothy Garton Ash reflects on the vital changes that Europe needs to achieve to thrive in its next evolution: success in Ukraine, its own defence industry, implementation of Draghi's recommendations, and a resolution to the cultural and social tensions gripping the continent – to name a few.

IMCO, USS and NBIM mull the risks of non-US dominant portfolios

The US has driven portfolio returns for decades, but investors are increasingly concerned that US-dominant portfolios are jeopardising precious diversification. USS, NBIM and IMCO share strategies to foster diversification including different currency exposures and investing in emerging markets.

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The role of insurers helping create sustainable pension systems

Ensuring a sustainable income in retirement is an enduringly knotty problem and one that continues to preoccupy countries' pension systems and their asset manager partners. NEST, Sweden's Fund Selection Agency and US asset manager Apollo reflect on the future of retirement.

HarbourVest: Europe’s illiquid markets make private markets difficult

John Toomey, chief executive officer of Boston-based HarbourVest Partners shares his observations of investment opportunities in Europe where the availability of capital, skill and risk appetite still pales compared to the US.

The case for Bitcoin as a store-of-value asset in pension portfolios

Many asset owners are hesitant to invest fiduciary capital into cryptocurrencies due to their perceived volatility and uncertain fundamentals, but Australian pension fund AMP Super, which has bought into Bitcoin via its DAA program, argued that they could be an emerging store-of-value asset comparable to gold.  

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