MIT

Asset Classes

Alternative PE vehicles underperform

Alternative private equity vehicles underperform the associated main fund, new research from Harvard's Josh Lerner and MIT's Antoinette Schoar has shown for the first time - but skilled limited partners flip the script.

Amanda WhiteAugust 22, 2018

Opinion

SeLFIES a good look for retirement

Government bond instruments linked to the standard of living would have the three effects Australian Treasury wants from a CIPR - constant income, longevity risk management and access to capital.

Robert C Merton and Arun MuralidharJune 8, 2018

FIS MIT 2017

Merton on fintech, retirement, more

Active managers need to be dynamic and fintech can’t do it all. Those are among the insights Nobel laureate Robert Merton revealed in an exclusive interview with top1000funds.com. Click to listen

Amanda WhiteNovember 27, 2017

FIS MIT 2017

Asset owners rethink private equity

As structural shifts in the asset class have reduced persistence and returns, even long-time players have had to re-think strategy. So how have they adapted?

Amanda WhiteNovember 10, 2017

FIS MIT 2017

Private equity persistence slips

Private equity is undergoing a structural change – with persistence and performance waning – but co-investment may not be the panacea, MIT’s Antoinette Schoar discovers.

Amanda WhiteNovember 9, 2017

Editorial

Vale Steve Ross

Steve Ross was a pioneer of fields such as asset pricing, investment management and corporate finance. His colleagues at MIT and Caltech regarded him as generous and kind.

Amanda WhiteMarch 10, 2017

Asset Classes

Alternative PE vehicles underperform

Opinion

SeLFIES a good look for retirement

FIS MIT 2017

Merton on fintech, retirement, more

FIS MIT 2017

Asset owners rethink private equity

FIS MIT 2017

Private equity persistence slips

Editorial

Vale Steve Ross

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