active management

Asset Allocation

Future Fund revamps equities

Australia’s sovereign wealth fund has revamped its equities portfolio to take on deliberate factor risk and target idiosyncratic risk. The fund’s head of equities, Björn Kvarnskog, explains.

Amanda WhiteSeptember 25, 2017

Asset Classes

Factors trump skill: MSCI

MSCI research has shown that, among top-performing funds, more than half of active returns come from factors, rather than manager skill, and style factors have the biggest impact.

Amanda WhiteJuly 14, 2017

Uncategorised posts

UK watchdog set to back pension mergers

The UK Financial Conduct Authority’s upcoming report is expected to call for consolidation in pension funds, tighter controls on active management fees and greater transparency.

Sarah RundellApril 28, 2017

From the CIO’s chair

Active? Only when necessary

High management margins and low returns will continue to push owners towards passive investments. But active managers can add value in asset classes that require special expertise or access.

Stefan DunatovApril 11, 2017

Asset Classes

Minnesota’s push into passive

A disillusionment with active has led Minnesota to double its passive allocation in public equities, a strategy that sits alongside a commitment to long-term investing in private markets.

Sarah RundellNovember 1, 2016

Investor Profile

German fund ÄVWL’s anti-cyclical ethos

Long-term investment in real estate, infrastructure and asset based lending, including financing ships and aircraft where traditional bank backers have fled, make up the German fund’s strategy.

Sarah RundellSeptember 23, 2016

Asset Allocation

Future Fund revamps equities

Asset Classes

Factors trump skill: MSCI

Uncategorised posts

UK watchdog set to back pension mergers

From the CIO’s chair

Active? Only when necessary

Asset Classes

Minnesota’s push into passive

Investor Profile

German fund ÄVWL’s anti-cyclical ethos

Local Pensions Partnership

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