January 19, 2013

New focus on infrastructure benchmarking by risk body

Benchmarking, in an era of increased focus on risk, is starting to encompass all areas of institutional portfolios. The latest to get the academic treatment is the growing area of infrastructure investments. The international research body EDHEC-Risk Institute announced last

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New focus on infrastructure benchmarking by risk body

Benchmarking, in an era of increased focus on risk, is starting to encompass all areas of institutional portfolios. The latest to get the academic treatment is the growing area of infrastructure investments. The international research body EDHEC-Risk Institute announced last

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An insider’s Top 10 predictions for China during 2013

In the latest McKinsey Quarterly newsletter, Gordon Orr, who has lived in China since setting up the consulting firm’s Chinese offices from 1993, pulls together some recent themes and makes 10 interesting predictions for the year ahead. Orr, who is

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An insider’s Top 10 predictions for China during 2013

In the latest McKinsey Quarterly newsletter, Gordon Orr, who has lived in China since setting up the consulting firm’s Chinese offices from 1993, pulls together some recent themes and makes 10 interesting predictions for the year ahead. Orr, who is

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RBC wins quirky manager mandate

RBC Investor & Treasury Services has been appointed global custodian and fund administrator to quirky manager Gemini Investment Management. Gemini, formed in London in 2009 by its three directors – Stuart Alexander, Alan Jupp and Alison Savage – acts as

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Bloomberg gets behind Aussie CIO/COO Awards

Bloomberg, the global financial information company, has become a major supporter of the Chief Investment Officer and Chief Operating Officer of the year awards, which recently called for nominations from Australian fiduciary funds. Bloomberg has become a silver sponsor alongside

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Pension funds and guns: who is responsible?

Californian State Teachers Retirement System, State of Wisconsin Investment Board, University of Texas Endowment, University of Missouri Endowment, Los Angeles Fire and Police Pension, Indiana Public Retirement System, TIAA-CREF, and the Pennsylvania Public Schools Employees’ Retirement system all invested in

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