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Emerging Markets

The rise of emerging markets-debt indexes

In the 1990s emerging markets-debt indexes were limited to external US-dollar-denominated sovereign debt but as interest in the asset class has increased so has the breadth and depth of available indexes. The JP Morgan family of emerging market-bond indexes contains some of the most widely used by investors. In the 2000s JP Morgan expanded its […]

SAM RILEYJuly 25, 2012

Emerging Markets

AP2 extends metrics to emerging markets debt

Swedish buffer fund AP2 is investigating a move from traditional market cap-weighted benchmarks for its fixed-income portfolio to using other metrics, such as fiscal sustainability or GDP weights, the fund’s chief investment strategist Tomas Franzen says. The 216.6-billion Swedish krona ($30.9 billion) fund has more than 36 per cent of its portfolio in investment-grade fixed […]

SAM RILEYJuly 18, 2012

Uncategorised posts

Outliers outdo averages in hedge funds

Hedge fund investors should focus on a few exceptional managers and keep allocations to just 1 or 2 per cent of a diversified portfolio, according to the former head of JP Morgan’s hedge fund seeding operations, Simon Lack.

SAM RILEYFebruary 15, 2012

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Investors suffer as Asian hedge funds ossify

As institutions take over from high-net-worth individuals and family offices as the main investors in hedge funds around the world, those hedge fund managers, too, are becoming institutionalised. This is not always a good thing for investors.

GREG BRIGHTJanuary 19, 2011

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Washington State prioritises excellence

The $70.5 billion Washington State Investment Board has prioritised hiring the best managers in public equities and is willing to sacrifice the number of active investment relationships in lieu of the managers it believes are “truly exceptional” as it enters 2010 with plans for global manager searches.

Amanda WhiteJanuary 27, 2010