In this episode, Alex Proimos, head of domestic content, Conexus Financial, chats with Rob Pruguel, principal consultant at Callidum Investment Research, about vulnerability as we restart the global economy, consolidation with superannuation and how bigger isn’t always better.
GIC evolves TPA in investment framework overhaul centred on economic drivers and flexibility
GIC has further refined its total portfolio approach by moving to a strategic portfolio focused on underlying factors that drive returns. Split between equities, fixed income and real assets, the revision means the fund can move more easily between private and public exposures and nimbly between asset classes.
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US endowment slams consultants
The $4 billion Claremont University Consortium (CUC) has criticised the service small endowment funds in the US are receiving from their investment consultants, labelling the solutions as “cookie cutter, boilerplate answers”. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Reducing risk not risky asset classes: AP3
Sweden’s Third National Pension Fund, AP3, has rejigged its long-term strategic asset allocation and increased its exposure to alternatives. Kristen Paech talks to chief investment officer Erik Valtonen about the reasons behind the changes. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Full transparency of big hedge fund positions from now on: AIMA
The peak body for the global hedge fund industry, the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) has backed a proposal mandating the full transparency and disclosure of ‘stematically significant’ positions and risk exposures held by hedge funds to their national regulators. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Markowitz has plan for gaining insights into complex instrument
At the age of 82, modern portfolio theorist, Harry Markowitz still has a lot to say about the state of play in investment management.
SWF investors in Citi to face dilemma if US govt ups its stake
Greater US government ownership of Citigroup could bring a dilemma to one of the troubled bank’s major stakeholders, the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC), according to US financial services consultancy Aite group. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Asia and South America focus for SWFs
Sovereign wealth funds (SWFs), with assets of about US$5 trillion, see Brazil, China and areas of Central America as the most attractive geographical regions for investment, while 70 per cent plan to increase their allocations to equity markets in the second half of the year, according to new research by Financial Dynamics International (FDI). mrec4inarticleinline
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