Since taking up the role of chief executive at the Alberta Investment Management Company, Leo De Bever has implemented a cultural change that has been both dramatic and fast – including halving the workforce and then tripling it. He spoke with Amanda White about how those changes have affected the investment mindset of the organisation.

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There are only two asset classes really worth investing in for the “seven lean years” ahead, according to Jeremy Grantham (pictured), co-founder and strategist at famously bearish funds manager GMO.

 

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Mercer has carved out the alternatives research for its multi-manager funds management products under a new head, Bill Muysken, who returned to the firm in London last month. Greg Bright reports.

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An new section in Top1000Funds.com, social media will bring you a mix of our own social media adventures as well as some of the latest social media news with a take on how it relates to the institutional investor industry. (more…)

The lighter side will be a section of the site which delivers, well, lighter stories. Check back here soon for the first story.