LASERS targets alternatives
The $12 billion Louisiana State Employees’ Retirement System is overhauling its multipronged alternatives portfolio to concentrate on top-performing allocations and shake up the manager roster.
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Not your usual alternatives
With public assets looking fully priced, the New Mexico Retirement Board is diversifying into alternatives such as litigation finance and royalties from intellectual property and music.
GPIF, ADIA: complex success
Japan’s GPIF has only recently moved into equities, while ADIA has a rich history of investing in a variety of asset classes. The returns of both giants show the benefits of diversification.
Fund braces for geopolitical risk
SEB has restructured its risk factor portfolio and raised the allocation to senior secure loans within its large alternatives portfolio. The changes address rising global uncertainty.
AP4 chief targets yield, alternatives
The new head of Sweden’s AP4, Niklas Ekvall, is seeking opportunities in emerging-market debt and alternative assets, while looking to expand on an already lauded ESG integration.
KWAP charts alternative course in 2017
Malaysia’s KWAP fund for public officials will further diversify its asset allocation in the year ahead, increasing investment in alternatives; it will also continue to pursue sharia compliance.
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