Improving risk management practices and allocation of capital according to risk drivers rank among the most important challenges for institutional investors to overcome in the next 10 years, according to Towers Watson. (more…)
The second paper by AQR examining inflation considerations in institutional asset allocation finds an equal risk-weighted portfolio performs better on average and is less dramatically affected by individual inflation and growth scenarios (more…)
The Swedish AP1 will nearly double its alternatives allocation in the coming months with plans to invest up to $1.5 billion in hedge funds for the first time. (more…)
The acquisition of Ennis Knupp by Hewitt Associates, which will see the retirement of its founder Richard Ennis, is a defining moment in the investment consulting world, as clients demand the closer alignment of liability and asset management and greater attention to alternative asset research. (more…)
Investing in ‘distressed shipping’ is a variation of the current capital scarcity theme, Mercer says. (click on the photo for more…) (more…)
The value of systematic rebalancing of portfolios to bring them back closer to strategic allocations has been questioned in new research by Morgan Stanley. (more…)