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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When selecting a global equities manager, size and established success may not be the best indicator of performance, research by consultants Russell Investments shows.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Institutional investors in the United States and Australia have called for governance changes at News Corporation in the wake of the scandal surrounding allegations of phone hacking by News of the World journalists.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
New Zealand pension funds were the best performing in the OECD last year, with an average of 10.3 per cent, followed by Chile, Finland, Canada and Poland, with 2.7 per cent the average across all countries.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Almost identical letters by two separate investor groups in the US have urged President Obama to act now to avoid the US debt downgrade. Institutional investors should get involved in this crisis, but the lack of collaboration highlights how far the institutional investor community has to go if it is going to be an effective
While high fees and a lack of transparency have left many investors cool towards fund of hedge funds, BlackRock risk management expert Mark Everitt says the asset class is staging a comeback.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
The China Investment Corporation deployed nearly 30 per cent of its cash, or $35.7 billion, in 2010, mostly into private equity, real estate, infrastructure and other direct investments with its alternatives allocation increasing from 6 to 21 per cent in the year.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
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