Textron seeds new products for edge
The $10 billion Textron pension fund lowers fees and increases its influence by backing new product designs with capital. CIO Charles Van Vleet embraces active and some blasts from the past.
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A spotlight on hedge funds
A roundup of recent institutional investors' hedge fund activity.
Fees kill alpha from hedge funds
Many hedge fund portfolios perform well before costs but fall into negative alpha after charges are levied, Canadian firm CEM Benchmarking's analysis of nearly 400 large investors has found.
Thirst for data serves Mass PRIM
The $71.9 billion Mass PRIM pores over the numbers to be sure it pays active managers only for skill. That's just one way it uses intense analysis to deliver.
AIMCo makes private equity top priority
Canada's AIMCo is pushing innovation further, taking ownership stakes in energy groups and hedge funds, and going after private equity with renewed gusto.
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.
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