Through their momentum properties, cap-weighted indices favour the emergence of speculative bubbles, according to research by EDHEC-Risk Institute, which concludes cap-weighted stock market indices offer no particular advantage.
Fund managers want to be fiduciaries too
With less institutional flows forecast in the next few years, asset managers will need to implement a convincing “fiduciary overlay” to win business from large investors.
Study accounts for TIPS, alternatives
The effects of adding TIPS and alternatives to the existing asset mix are being explored in an asset liability analysis conducted for the $53 billion Oregon Public Employees Retirement System by Strategic Investment Solutions. A presentation from SIS, which looked at five new asset allocation scenarios adding a 5 per cent alternatives allocation, and between … Read more
Time to come clean, says Ambachtsheer
The International Centre for Pension Management’s Keith Ambachtsheer believes if pension fund stakeholders “fessed up” about the real state of their funding situation, the business of pension fund management, and its subsequent investments, will have a brighter future. He spoke to Amanda White. There are not many pension funds around the world that can satisfy … Read more
Calls for global governance code go unheard
The global application of a code of best practice for institutional investors, developed by the UK Financial Reporting Council, was debated at the International Corporate Governance Network’s annual conference in Toronto. Amanda White reports.
How emerging markets benchmarks misread economies
As pension funds around the world shift international equity allocations to emerging markets, they should be increasingly cautious about the benchmarks in use, according to Conrad Saldanha, the New York-based portfolio manager for emerging markets equities at Neuberger Berman.
