In this research report Watson Wyatt asserts the long-term outlook for emerging economies will impact positively on emerging market investments, but it warns that choice of asset class and implementation route are not obvious. The report suggests exposure to the macroeconomic dynamics of emerging markets will be most readily obtained in emerging market equities, debt and currencies, and discusses how emerging market economies will continue to grow strongly, due to a mix of rising productivity, economic and financial reforms, and favourable demographics. However, it states that institutional investors face significant complexity and potentially high fees when trying to build a portfolio that captures this long-term trend and should also recognise the governance implication of following such a strategy.
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GIC, Temasek eye trillions of growth in climate adaptation market
Singapore’s two largest asset owners, GIC and Temasek, see attractive opportunities in climate adaptation solutions – a relatively underfunded area compared to decarbonisation. The former has already made selective adaptation investments and said the opportunity set across public and private debt and equity could increase to $9 trillion by 2050.
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Does finance theory make the case for capitalisation-weighted indexing?
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. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Ghana wins Equity World Cup
The S&P Equity World Cup was simulated with data drawn from the S&P Global BMI, comprised of the S&P Developed BMI and the S&P Emerging BMI.
All things Social Media
An new section in Top1000Funds.com, social media will bring you a mix of our own social media adventures as well as some of the latest social media news with a take on how it relates to the institutional investor industry. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Currency upheaval a permanent shift
The world’s currency markets are going through their biggest upheaval for almost 40 years since the fixed-rate exchanges started to end for Western countries. Currency expert, Ronald Leisching, of US-based Mountain Pacific Group, has studied the likely scenarios for pension funds and how they can cope in the new environment. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2
The perils of parity
This new research by MSCI Barra explores the conditions necessary for a portfolio with a levered fixed-income allocation to achieve lower volatility and a better risk-return profile than an unlevered portfolio. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Hedge fund returns threatened by UCITs structure
Research by EDHEC-Risk Institute reveals fear that structuring hedge funds as UCITS will distort the funds’ strategies and diminish returns. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
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