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A case study looking at University of California Investments’ reporting of illiquid asset valuations shows how institutional investors can use data science to improve operational efficiency.
Extracting value from managers
Three funds find effective ways to get better value from staff, co-investment and private markets. The Danish ATP, Australian Sunsuper and the Teachers Retirement System of Texas are among the funds looking at innovative ways to extract value and interact with the managers of their private equity allocations. Institutional investors are increasingly seeking new ways
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Bill Richardson has directed the State Investment Office to ban the use of third-party placement agents on investments of the state’s Permanent Funds.
If the gold asset fits, wear it
The debate over gold’s value as a financial asset will always be intense. But investors should look past the rhetoric to the evidence, when making a decision about whether it’s right for their po
Feeling the force of falling endowments
A number of Ivy League universities – including Yale, Cornell and the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) – are directly feeling the affects of the negative performance of their endowment funds, and are being forced to cut operating budgets for the 2009/10 financial year.
ATP factors in many adjustments
Denmark’s $126.9 billion ATP has excelled using allocations to risk factors such as interest rates and inflation, along with frequent tinkering – all based on a robust decision-making process.
Event-driven strategies attract the spotlight
News this week that the world’s largest hedge fund manager, Man Group, is to take full ownership of Ore Hill Partners Capital Management highlights the under-researched area of event-driven hedge funds.
CalPERS looks to bolster ESG integration
CalPERS has instigated an extensive review of its environmental, social and governance policies and practices and its move towards fuller integration of ESG factors into its investment decision-making which will include an overhaul of its procurement policies for external managers.
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