In this article, Ed Peters, co-director of global macro at First Quadrant, Ed Peters, examines what markets, or betas, are essential to fully diversitfy a global portfolio, while still achieving long-term goals; and how breadth is often confused with diversification.
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The equity allocation of Norway’s Government Pension Fund Global, which amounts to shares in 8,496 companies, was largely responsible for its outperformance in 2010, with the basic materials sector being the best performer for the fund.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
The past four-year upsurge in the number of public pension funds investing in hedge funds is shaping the new institutional era of hedge fund management, with funds approaching the asset class for new reasons, says Preqin. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
The two big decisions for fiduciary investors this year concern interest rates and currencies. But those decisions are relatively easy. What is a lot more difficult is: how do you go about implementing these big-picture decisions at the hands-on level?mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
CalPERS will set an external fee reduction target for the financial year, in light of the fact it spent more than $1 billion on external asset management fees in 2009-2010 and only a relatively modest $29.5 million on investment office personnel services including salaries.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
The average corporate defined-benefit plan in the US has outperformed the Callan DC index by 1.61 per cent since 2006, although this is partly due to a difference in fee reporting.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Executive vice-president and head of client analytics at PIMCO, Sebastien Page, who is tasked with bringing the intellectual and analytical capital of the manager to clients in a new consultant-type role, says tail-risk hedging is an effective way to reduce volatility and enhance returns.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
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