Fear the Boom and Bust

With a festive tongue firmly in cheek, this video may provide a welcome smile at the end of a challenging year for many fiduciary investors.

The global financial crisis triggered a revival in the popularity of interventionist Keynesian economics – but the free marketeers of Friedrich Hayek’s Austrian School won’t give ground easily. Here, Keynes and Hayek reinvent themselves and put forward their arguments via the medium of rap.

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CalPERS to fight lower-return future

Investment staff and four selected consultants expect CalPERS’ returns will be less than the fund’s current 7.75 per cent – a finding on the agenda of a special investment workshop next week, alongside static versus dynamic asset allocation and the use of leveraged bonds. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

Callan boosts manager research with minorities focus

Minorities are set to benefit from Callan Associates’ launching of its Callan Connects program to assess emerging managers and minority-, women- and disabled-owned companies (MWDO). mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

Serious investment implications from CalPERS lawsuit

The decision by California Attorney General, Edmund Brown, to charge former CalPERS board member and placement agent, Alfred Villalobos, his company ARVCO Capital, and former CalPERS chief executive, Federico Buenrostro, with fraud could have serious consequences for the future investment direction of the fund. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

Broker cutbacks boost small-cap opportunities

With the tightening of belts at big stock broking firms in the past couple of years, particularly the firms which are owned by banks, has come an increase in the opportunity set for buy-side researchers. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

CIC wants capital with smarter, greener ideas

China will continue to encourage capital flows into the country that emphasise technology and environmental impact, according to Jin Liqun, chairman of the board of supervisors of the $200 billion China Investment Corporation (CIC). mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

Sovereign fund execs flock to Sydney

The second meeting of the International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds (IFSWF) will take place in Sydney this week, with senior representatives from more than 20 funds discussing subjects including active versus passive investing and strategic challenges in post-crisis investment markets. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

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