Food for thought: Investing in global food production

The inevitable move to more modern food production
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Private equity: As carry sinks, pension funds are winning the talent war

Private equity: As carry sinks, pension funds are winning the talent war

A slowdown in private equity fundraising and shrinking carry payouts are pushing experienced professionals towards pension funds, handing institutional investors an unexpected recruitment advantage. Sarah Rundell looks at the funds in hiring mode and how demand for people experienced in fund, co-investment and secondaries remains buoyant.

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60/40 may be ‘flipped around’ as fixed income appeal rises

After more than a decade of high-priced bonds, fixed income is now compensating investors more than many asset classes, argued Raymond Sagayam, chief investment officer, fixed income at Pictet Asset Management in the United Kingdom.

Machines can now detect when bullish executives doubt their own words

Three major trends have converged to drive growing Continue Reading Access the full content on Top1000funds.com Join the global institutional investment platform read by the world's largest asset owners, fund managers and consultants. New here Create an account Complimentary to register. We'll verify your details and grant access to the archive, our newsletters and the

Sweden’s AP Funds emphasise the long-term as returns take a hit

This time last year, Sweden’s four buffer funds reported the best returns in their history. Fast forward 12 months, and the four funds have posted losses thanks to allocations to equities and fixed income dragging their portfolios down.

Tech focus: How Canada’s BCI created a centralized trading framework

Canada's BCI, the $211.1 billion asset manager, has transitioned to an active in-house global asset manager requiring robust systems, processes and specialised expertise. A recent White Paper explains how the process has led the investor to build a value-added, modern centralized trading framework.

Investors can’t afford to ignore China risk: Kotkin

A video interview with geopolitical expert Professor Stephen Kotkin looks at the investor implications of the Russia Ukraine conflict, the recalibration in the US China relationship and where the "real" geopolitical risk lies.

Why asset owners need to become ‘technologized investors’

The use of technology has the potential to transform the investment industry bringing down the cost of asset management, exponentially increasing innovation and building more resilient and adaptive portfolios. So investors need to move now to keep pace with the change. Amanda White talks to Herman Bril.

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