The 300 Club is a rare group that combines long-term thinking and asset management provision. Taking on an industry that is evolving from client-driven to product-driven, the 300 Club is proposing a fundamental mindset shift from short-term salesmanship to long-term stewardship. In this paper, chief investment officer of Kempen Capital Management in the Netherlands, Lars Dijkstra, looks at the gap between what clients want and what asset managers offer in the Dutch institutional investment market.
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300 Club roots for stewardship over salesmanship
a fundamental mindset shift from short-term salesmanship to long-term stewardship, chief investment officer of Kempen Capital Management in the Netherlands, combines long-term thinking and asset management provision, Lars Dijkstra, The 300 Club, the gap between what clients want and what asset managers offer in the Dutch institutional investment market
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Dutch pension schemes show relative conservatism
Dutch pension schemes have the highest allocation to bonds, with an average weighting of 48 per cent, while US and UK funds favour equities, according to the 2010 Towers Watson global pension assets study. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Farmland comes of age for pension funds
As a relatively new and untapped asset class, farmland remains mysterious to some institutional investors. Greg Bright spoke to Charmion McBride, chief operating officer of Insight Investment, an affiliate manager of BNY Mellon Asset Management, about the benefits of the asset class which include uncorrelated returns and SRI considerations. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Australian Future Fund favours hedge funds
The A$66 billion ($58.8 billion) Australian Future Fund has tapped its cash portfolio to increase its exposure to alternatives, with cash dropping from 46 to 15 per cent in the past year, including an estimated allocation of $3.7 billion to three hedge fund managers in the fourth quarter of last year. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1
Appalled in Greenwich Connecticut
Managing and founding principal of AQR Capital Management, Cliff Asness, responds to President Obama’s call to limit the size and power of America’s banks. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Why institutions bypass hedge FoFs
More first-time investors in hedge funds are allocating to the strategies directly, rather than choosing hedge fund-of-funds (hedge FoFs), as investment talent circulates among institutions and investors observe the passive approach that many hedge FoFs apply to their portfolios. Simon Ruddick, managing director of hedge fund consultancy Albourne Partners spoke with Simon Mumme about this
UK Universities scheme focuses on emerging markets
The £27 billion ($44 billion) Universities Superannuation Scheme has made three new appointments and reorganised its equities team with a new dedicated global emerging markets capability, the first internal restructure under new chief investment officer Roger Gray. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
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