APAC strategies: Why active management pays

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Opportunities in APAC: Diverse and dynamic

The list of reasons to invest in APAC is compelling and institutional investors in the region are increasingly tapping the opportunities. Top1000funds.com looks at the different levels of income, volatility, efficiency and ultimately returns across the region.

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Why NYC pensions CIO hasn’t drunk the ‘TPA Kool-Aid’

Why NYC pensions CIO hasn’t drunk the ‘TPA Kool-Aid’

Three decades of investing have given Monte Tarbox sharp eyes for recognising risk and opportunities, and he’s putting it to use as the new permanent chief investment officer of the $306 billion NYC Bureau of Asset Management. In an interview with Top1000funds.com, Tarbox outlines his vision for the fund, why he’s bullish on infrastructure but “nervous” on PE, and why he hasn’t drunk the TPA “Kool-Aid”.

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