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An underweight position across private markets, predicated on a view that geopolitics and inflation mean interest rates are not coming down any time soon, has positioned the New Jersey Division of Investment with plenty of dry powder and a cash position four times the policy allocation. It is now readying for opportunities in private equity secondaries and with emerging managers. Chief investment officer Shoaib Khan spoke to Top1000funds.com.
Two UK local government pension schemes will merge, with a strategy of boosting internal management to 80–90 per cent of assets as well as paring back equity allocations.
The 10-year anniversary of PRI coincides with the recent adoption of two major agreements by the global community, represented by the United Nations.
To better manage downside risk, the second-largest UK local government pension scheme has a plan to gradually alter its equity allocation.
The mechanism for sharing risks via fees in the pension industry is weak, says Fiona Trafford-Walker. Asset-based fees don't reflect managers’ ability, and clients don't get enough of the benefit of scale.
Analysis of the Willis Towers Watson Global Pension Assets Study 2016 shows a troubled industry responding as best it can to situations it feels are out of its control.
Investors should adopt the ILPA standardised fee reporting template for private equity, say Mike Heale and Andrea Dang from CEM Benchmarking
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