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Future Fund sees EM shifts widening alpha opportunities; CEO to depart

Future Fund sees EM shifts widening alpha opportunities; CEO to depart

Australia’s Future Fund has highlighted strong performance in global equities, particularly in Japan and emerging markets, as a key return driver for its last reporting period. Despite increased concentration in EM indexes, new CIO Richard Brandweiner said it could lead to more alpha opportunities. Meanwhile, CEO Raphael Arndt said the time has come for a “fresh leader” to steer the fund as he prepares to close out a close to two-decade tenure with the $255 billion investor.

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A lot of regulation incoming for crypto, predicts former Fed governor

Former Federal Reserve governor Randall Kroszner argues crypto assets are mislabelled as “currencies”, and said digital currencies like China’s digital Renminbi could one day challenge the primacy of the US dollar, in a wide-ranging conversation.

Superior return, risk metrics driving rising allocation to private markets

Some of North America’s largest funds – including British Columbia Investment Management Company, CalPERS and Maryland State - are ramping up their allocations to private markets, building in-house talent to take advantage of private equity and co-investment deals.

Private equity beta is lower than many think

Private equity investments are consistently beating the S&P 500 with beta that is “less than you think,” according to one of the world’s leading academics on private equity, Professor Steve Kaplan.

CalPERS gearing up for global push into private markets

Building the expertise for direct investment in global real estate and infrastructure is a priority for the new CIO of the United States’ largest pension fund. Nicole Musicco spoke to Amanda White in an exclusive interview at the Fiduciary Investors Symposium.

Fed has inflation and recession risk under control

Raghuram G. Rajan, Professor of Finance at the University of Chicago and former Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, argues that Federal Reserve policy suggests inflation will start to come down. He reflects on the toxic risk of high levels of leverage combining with asset declines.

Kotkin: The risks of investing in China; Ukraine’s battle ahead

Stephen Kotkin, the John P Birkelund Professor in History and International Affairs, Princeton University, cites the many risks of investing in China.

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