Mercer Investment Consulting has boosted its pan-Asian capabilities by shifting its regional head from Sydney to Singapore and with a plan to expand its Mercer Sentinel implementation unit.
The new AA: funds hedging for “tail whippings”
The shock of asset class correlations going to one during the global crisis has prompted new ways to look at asset allocation among institutional investors and managers, which have started to drill down into the risk factors driving markets.
Greece “no problem” for leveraged loan investors: Alcentra
Problems beings faced by banks in Spain, Portugal and Greece should not unduly worry investors in the general leveraged loan market in the UK and Europe, according to at least one experienced fund manager.
Consultants getting active on new ways to pay external managers
A funds management fee which starts from a low base but ratchets up or down annually according to performance since mandate inception has been floated by Mercer as an alternative fee model.
“Perverse” fall in UK pension liabilities
The pension deficits of UK pension funds actually retreated last month, despite the worst stock market performance since early last year.
Norway’s Norges fund tilts to active
With an enormous portfolio that includes management of 1 per cent of the world’s equities, the NOK2.7 trillion (US$431 billion) Norges Bank Investment Management, recently did a study examining the role of active management. Amanda White spoke to chief strategic relations officer, Dag Dyrdal (pictured).
