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US endowment returns rocket on SpaceX windfall

US endowment returns rocket on SpaceX windfall

Early venture bets on SpaceX have ballooned into major portfolio positions at some US university endowments, with new analysis estimating the aerospace firm contributed as much as 10.6 percentage points to annual returns. Michael Markov, founder of US quantitative researcher Markov Processes International, says the windfall is now creating a concentration risk that investors cannot ignore.

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What Dutch pension fund reform means for fixed income and risk allocations

As the Netherlands’ overhaul of its €1.45 trillion ($1.6 trillion) pension sector gathers pace, funds are preparing to change their asset mix and hedging policies.

Private equity angst at Oregon

A stubbornly high exposure, lacklustre M&A deals and exit activity as well as a slowdown in fundraising and deployment and market volatility creating benchmarking havoc have all conspired to cause consternation in the Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund's private equity allocation.

Texas ERS boosts cash allocation as higher rates end era of dead money

Texas ERS has bumped up its allocation to cash to 10 per cent, and revamped its global equities around a core fund with an overweight to AI and other Magic Seven themes, drug manufacturers and aerospace. Another key development in equities includes reducing the number of stocks by half.

Risk management in an age of geopolitical uncertainty: Davos 2024 insights

Geopolitical risk was a key theme at Davos 2024 says FCLTGlobal’s Sarah Keohane Williamson who hosted an institutional investor CEO roundtable at the World Economic Forum. She says investors need to address geopolitical uncertainty in their strategies with the ability to distinguish signal from noise more critical than ever before.

The RFP bonanza emanating from Sweden’s Fund Agency

In an unprecedented bonanza for fund managers, the $100 billion Sweden’s Fund Selection Agency is preparing multiple RFPs as it re-tenders its whole portfolio. With a focus on quality and cost, executive director Erik Fransson explains his ambition for the overhauled system.

ART looks to digital infrastructure, energy transition for opportunities

The $171 billion (A$260 billion) Australian Retirement Trust, which sets itself apart from its Australian peers with the identifying investment features of lower infrastructure allocations and less internal management, is looking to opportunities in digital infrastructure and the energy transition.

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