First benchmarks for infrastructure
The first-ever benchmarks for private infrastructure equity and debt investments have been provided by EDHEC Infrastructure, which is releasing hundreds of new indices to end confusing packaging.
G20’s climate reporting proposal
A Financial Stability Board task force has released its report on company disclosure of climate risk. Its recommendations include placing responsibility for climate change reporting with boards.
Long-horizon premium: up to 1.5%
A study from the Thinking Ahead Institute finds the premium for long-horizon investing is up to 1.5 per cent a year and identifies eight strategies for reaching that target.
Sampension seeks more control
As the Danish labour market pension fund puts more into alternatives and illiquid assets, it is also in talks with managers to increase its control over investment decisions and lower its costs.
Allocation changes are optional
The $12.5 billion School Employees Retirement System of Ohio decided realigning its portfolio was a better path to its goals than new asset allocation, CIO Farouki Majeed writes.
Your guide to internal staffing levels
A CEM Benchmarking study finds that size, asset mix, investment style and complexity determine the level of front-office and back-office staff but external manager fees are the big expense.
