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French pension organisation UMR has launched a multi-asset thematic program that will target opportunities in Europe’s ageing economy. It’s part of a broader strategy to increase diversification in private markets where it sees secondary markets as an increasingly important tool.
Investors should be looking past a “safe haven mentality” and be structuring their portfolios to deal with the possibility of a looming risk of inflation in the longer term, says Ed Britton, Towers Watson’s global head of fixed income manager research.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
According to the modelling in this paper, a modest allocation to hedge funds would improve the returns to US public pension funds by about $13 billion annually. It also shows that the track record of hedge funds in recent years illustrates that hedge funds have not been “an important source of systemic risk”. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored
Institutional investors need to move beyond “bombastic support” of ESG issues, says the head of the world’s peak trade union organisation.
Through the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), countries in the region are enhancing regional cooperation and cohesion. While they are making progress, challenges remain. This report highlights the opportunities ASEAN offers, outlines recent financial initiatives in the region and presents some of the challenges ahead for integration to succeed. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE
CalPERS’ 52 per cent asset allocation to global equities accounts for 69 per cent of its total risk allocation, according to the fund’s risk management update to the end of June.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
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