Grey swan risks abound in fixed income markets, with stickier than expected inflation and fresh lockdowns posing a threat to the orthodox view of a global recovery. The great inflation debate has gripped markets as they come to terms with
Private debt is starting to attract a broader range of investors, including high net-worth individuals and smaller funds who are searching for yield combined with capital preservation. The attraction, alongside traditional supporters among the big super funds, has also been
Funds should allow retiree members to request they select a retirement product on their behalf, and create “safety net provisions” for those who don’t, according to new research. New research by David Bell, executive director of the Conexus Institute, Geoff
Big sovereign and public sector funds globally have skewed their investments to their domestic markets since the outbreak of covid-19, according to a report by Global SWF. However, the two Australasian sovereign funds, Future Fund and New Zealand Superannuation Fund,
The portfolio that drives excess returns over the next decade ‘will likely look a lot different’ than that of the 2009-2019 period as the world enters a new era of outsize economic policy. Private equity giant KKR believes that markets
Fund managers show a keen willingness to embrace data science and systems such as centralised data platforms for decision making when it comes to formal surveys. But the reality is still something different. According to a survey of 300 global
The value vs growth competition isn’t a competition, according to Schroders. Value will always outperform because it exploits “the one thing that never really changes”: human beings. Markets have seen a period of very strong value performance since the announcement
In the beginning was the word and the word was ‘ethical’. Now we have lots of words: ‘responsible’, ‘sustainable’, ‘stewardship’, ‘environmental’, ‘social’ and ‘governance’. And perhaps a new word: ‘singularity’. The Singularity Group is a Zurich-based global investment boutique and
The recovery of inflows into equity and other growth-orientated managed funds which started towards the end of last year has faltered, with the second-consecutive quarter of slower growth. According to the latest figures from Calastone, the global funds data network,
New studies from two big-name consulting firms show the global funds industry struggled to increase profit margins in 2020 despite reporting bumper growth in assets under management (AUM). Reports from both EY and the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) found double-digit
Grey swan risks abound in fixed income markets, with stickier than expected inflation and fresh lockdowns posing a
Private debt is starting to attract a broader range of investors, including high net-worth individuals and smaller funds
Funds should allow retiree members to request they select a retirement product on their behalf, and create “safety
Big sovereign and public sector funds globally have skewed their investments to their domestic markets since the outbreak
The portfolio that drives excess returns over the next decade ‘will likely look a lot different’ than that
Fund managers show a keen willingness to embrace data science and systems such as centralised data platforms for
The value vs growth competition isn’t a competition, according to Schroders. Value will always outperform because it exploits
In the beginning was the word and the word was ‘ethical’. Now we have lots of words: ‘responsible’,
The recovery of inflows into equity and other growth-orientated managed funds which started towards the end of last
New studies from two big-name consulting firms show the global funds industry struggled to increase profit margins in
