You have to feel sorry for the investment professionals at large public sector pension funds around the world. They must pay a big price for the transparency of their funds. (more…)
Like most asset allocation strategies, the ‘endowment model’ for investing was challenged by the financial crisis and its practitioners have learnt lessons from the episode, according to Sandra Urie, CEO at Cambridge Associates, an asset consultant with deep experience in the field. (more…)
The Norwegian Government Pension Fund has outsourced the management of its Spanish equities to one of the country’s top-performing managers. (more…)
In Asia’s emerging markets equities race, China is the fastest growing by size, but Indonesia has ranked first in growth in both the past five and 10 years. (more…)
Service providers in the US will be required to disclose any direct and indirect compensation to plan fiduciaries from July 16, 2011, under new regulations issued by the Department of Labour. (more…)
The South Korean Government has teamed with Abu Dhabi’s largest sovereign wealth fund, the $627 billion Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), to jointly pursue future investment opportunities. (more…)