Institutional investors are again in a situation where virtually any combination of publicly traded investments will not meet their return goals, according to director of research at Wurts and Associates, Eric Petroff. So what should they do now?
Sustainable investing: positioning for long-term success
A new VisionFocus report by State Street leverages new research by State Street Global Advisors to examine the growing impact of environmental, social and governance concerns on the investment decisions of institutional investors.
Vive la (pension) revolution
France’s penchant for social demonstration targeted pension reform this week, with more than one million people striking over proposals to increase the retirement age from 60 to 62. The scenes could act as a warning to other countries with similar pension shortfalls.
Top 20 managers lift share of global market
The largest 20 funds managers in the world lifted their combined market share last year as the industry recovered from two years of funds under management outflows. Risk parity guru warns on misuse
Edward Qian, CIO of PanAgora Asset Management, coined the term “risk parity”, but he says there are misconceptions about how the approach uses leverage which, if used incorrectly, undermines its essence – risk diversification.
US equities’ reallocations to hit small players
