alternatives

Investor Profile

LASERS targets alternatives

The $12 billion Louisiana State Employees’ Retirement System is overhauling its multipronged alternatives portfolio to concentrate on top-performing allocations and shake up the manager roster.

Sarah RundellOctober 13, 2017

Investor Profile

Not your usual alternatives

With public assets looking fully priced, the New Mexico Retirement Board is diversifying into alternatives such as litigation finance and royalties from intellectual property and music.

Sarah RundellAugust 18, 2017

Asset Allocation

GPIF, ADIA: complex success

Japan’s GPIF has only recently moved into equities, while ADIA has a rich history of investing in a variety of asset classes. The returns of both giants show the benefits of diversification.

Amanda WhiteJuly 10, 2017

Asset Allocation

Fund braces for geopolitical risk

SEB has restructured its risk factor portfolio and raised the allocation to senior secure loans within its large alternatives portfolio. The changes address rising global uncertainty.

Sarah RundellJuly 7, 2017

Asset Classes

AP4 chief targets yield, alternatives

The new head of Sweden’s AP4, Niklas Ekvall, is seeking opportunities in emerging-market debt and alternative assets, while looking to expand on an already lauded ESG integration.

Sarah RundellMay 12, 2017

Asset Allocation

KWAP charts alternative course in 2017

Malaysia’s KWAP fund for public officials will further diversify its asset allocation in the year ahead, increasing investment in alternatives; it will also continue to pursue sharia compliance.

Sarah RundellJanuary 20, 2017

Investor Profile

LASERS targets alternatives

Investor Profile

Not your usual alternatives

Asset Allocation

GPIF, ADIA: complex success

Asset Allocation

Fund braces for geopolitical risk

Asset Classes

AP4 chief targets yield, alternatives

Asset Allocation

KWAP charts alternative course in 2017

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