Chief research strategist and head of beta research at RogersCasey, Cynthia Steer, takes a summertime look at the “New World” of investing. She compares today’s investment challenges to those of gardening, and in contemplating the stoicism and constancy of long-time gardeners and farmers, she notes that portfolios
today need to be re-constituted, the risk within them re-considered, and that our old “beds” or asset classes need to be re-analysed.
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The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and Australia’s Future Fund have banded together to buy out the majority of investors in a direct property fund.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Water is the latest focus area for the Canadian Pension Plan’s responsible investing initiative, with the fund planning to target big Canadian and global companies this year to gather information on their water usage. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
The Teacher Retirement System of Texas is part way through a state-side tour to visit other state pension funds that have implemented new technology systems, as it decides the best path for its own system review. Click here to read more.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Is passion a characteristics of a good funds manager, and if so how does it manifest itself? These issues are explored with a number of Australia’s most respected investment managers.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
A significant proportion of US endowments and other non-profit funds are at least “moderately interested” in outsourcing their investment management to a multi-manager model in the wake of the global financial crisis, according to a new survey by SEI Investments Company.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
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