I chat with Vinesh, ceo at ExtractAlpha, on the research behind alternative data, stock selection techniques and the expertise required to differentiate signal from noise.
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CalPERS chief investment officer Stephen Gilmore said the $650 billion fund’s upcoming shift to a total portfolio approach will sharpen investment accountability and help it focus capital allocation decisions on fund-level objectives.
A stubbornly high exposure, lacklustre M&A deals and exit activity as well as a slowdown in fundraising and deployment and market volatility creating benchmarking havoc have all conspired to cause consternation in the Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund's private equity allocation.
Texas ERS has bumped up its allocation to cash to 10 per cent, and revamped its global equities around a core fund with an overweight to AI and other Magic Seven themes, drug manufacturers and aerospace. Another key development in equities includes reducing the number of stocks by half.
Geopolitical risk was a key theme at Davos 2024 says FCLTGlobal’s Sarah Keohane Williamson who hosted an institutional investor CEO roundtable at the World Economic Forum. She says investors need to address geopolitical uncertainty in their strategies with the ability to distinguish signal from noise more critical than ever before.
In an unprecedented bonanza for fund managers, the $100 billion Sweden’s Fund Selection Agency is preparing multiple RFPs as it re-tenders its whole portfolio. With a focus on quality and cost, executive director Erik Fransson explains his ambition for the overhauled system.
The $171 billion (A$260 billion) Australian Retirement Trust, which sets itself apart from its Australian peers with the identifying investment features of lower infrastructure allocations and less internal management, is looking to opportunities in digital infrastructure and the energy transition.
Arizona State Retirement System will opportunistically increase both US and international public equity exposure in line with its moderately bullish view on public equities and a new strategic asset allocation that targets 44 per cent of AUM in the asset class.
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