Latest from IPE Magazine – Page 697
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Future of industry 'not clear'
With fund management moving out of a period of ‘comfortable consensus’ in asset allocation and portfolio theory, the state of the asset management industry is currently one of ‘shifting tectonic plates’, said David Spina, chairman and CEO of State Street. Addressing the 12th international Fund Forum in Rome, Spina said ...
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You cannot leave home without it
The euro rise has focused attention on the importance of currency management. If you are invested in non-European equities, and hedged the currency risk, then your fund lost 20.9% in the first half of this year. If your international equity managers did not currency hedge, then this loss was increased ...
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Why overlays are 'must haves' for funds
Currency overlay is a ‘must have’ for plan sponsors with cross border investments and processes that control risks. Currency risk has become important in today’s average pension portfolio and is increasing in importance. InterSec Research Corp., a consultant, projects pension funds globally will have one out of five dollars invested ...
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Strategic asset allocation: how to integrate alternatives
The increasing integration of the world’s economies and financial markets, and the sharp drop in share prices are now forcing investors to be constantly on the lookout for new sources of diversification and performance relays in strategic allocation. According to a range of studies undertaken in the US and Europe, ...
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European private equity: a full potential market
In increasingly testing financial markets, investors are looking for new sources of diversification and return. Private equity should be an integral part of their investment choices. All the reasons for growth… The private equity market in Europe is currently the beneficiary of two sets of factors that are positive ...
