Posting bonds not cash as collateral: Belgium’s KBC on LDI

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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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Scenario planning critical for investors as US-China tensions rise

Managing the rise of great power competition between the US and China, and not letting it “go off the rails,” is the epochal challenge of our day, according to former US National Security Council member Richard Falkenrath who is now head of geopolitics and chief security officer at Bridgewater Associates.

Billions in dry powder waiting for signs of distress in real estate

The challenges currently outweigh the opportunitie 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 Asset Owner

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.

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