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As asset owners grapple with the appropriateness of a total portfolio approach for their fund, new ICPM research has outlined building blocks to be considered in the process including some essential “enablers”, like governance structures, and optional “levers”, like incentive architecture. ICPM managing director Adrian Trollor unpacks the framework.
Funds of funds, particularly hedge funds of funds, have suffered outflows in recent years as pension funds reassessed their cost alongside risk and return characteristics. The conventional wisdom is that all types of FoFs are at death’s door.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
The certificate one gets upon qualifying as a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) is so large that, apparently, only one printer in the world is set up to produce it.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Mercer Investment Consulting has published its predicted top trends for pension funds in 2011. With continued economic uncertainty around the world, Mercer expects further tight credit markets, a re-evaluation of the equity risk premium, concern about currency risk, and further allocations to emerging markets.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
Cambridge Associates, the US-based asset consultancy, is to open a Beijing office – its third office in the Asia Pacific region – and is sending a private equity specialist there from London.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
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