Investing in the real world
The Fiduciary Investors Symposium is a good guide to the mood of global investors, and the have their eye on the “real world”. Amanda White opines.
TIFF shapes new strategy for returns
The Fund for Foundations’ new strategy relies on strong manager selection with increased equity allocation and diversification. The fund is hiring managers in equities and hedge funds.
Pay for performance
Pension fund executive pay varies widely around the globe, with differences based on internal management and alternatives exposures. Amanda White examines pension fund executive pay.
Analysing smart beta performance drivers
Researchers at EDHEC caution against oversimplification and call for detailed analysis of smart beta strategy performance that takes into account specific properties of the respective strategies.
Investor pressure on fees
Recent institutional investor pressure is changing the nature of private equity transparency and reporting of fees. An in-depth analysis of the changes.
SWIB sits out the long winter
SWIB is in unprecedented territory with half of the fund’s assets in passive strategies. But it is building a portfolio of hedge funds and an internally managed, multi-asset division.
