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Pension funds unite: you can double returns
Paul Woolley insists that he is pro market forces; he is not some sort of Trotskyite. A cursory glance at some of the research work he is either doing or financing might prompt scepticism. But this urbane Londoner who established the top-shelf GMO quant shop in Europe is mainly concerned about inefficiencies and mispricing. And
Canada’s HOOPP: Is China even investable for long term investors?
Geopolitical risk could make China un-investable for long term investors says Jeff Wendling outgoing president and chief executive of HOOPP as he reflects on a 30-year career.
Investors must (creatively) make room for sustainable assets in portfolios
The investment path to net zero may not always be clear. With no dedicated asset class and shifting risk profiles for energy transition-critical assets, the Fiduciary Investors Symposium heard that asset owners need to be flexible and ready to creatively make room in their portfolios when the right opportunities arise.
Wurts warns on risk chasing
Investors should avoid embracing more risk to chase returns, despite buoyant equity markets defying recent global shocks, warns American institutional investment consultant Wurts and Associates.
Occidental managers make capital mistakes in rush to Orient
Everyone is mesmerised by the Asian growth story. The emerging middle classes, hundreds of millions of new consumers and, not the least, high fees for funds management services.
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End of an era as APG appoints new CIO
A focus on governance and sustainability has been recognised by APG Asset Management, in appointing former global chief executive of ING Investment Management, Europe, Angelien Kemna, as successor to chief investment officer Roderick Munsters, the man who has sat at the helm of two of the Netherlands’ biggest pension funds.
France’s ERAFP builds out private credit after lengthy manager selection
France’s ERAFP has just boosted its allocation to private credit after a lengthy manager selection process, renewing and building out existing mandates in a €8 billion allocation begun in 2009.
Big Canadian, Australian funds go shopping
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and Australia’s Future Fund have banded together to buy out the majority of investors in a direct property fund.
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