November 20, 2016

… as venture remains the poor cousin

(pictured: Ben Chong) The signs are there for an uptick, with two big super funds making commitments and others taking strategic positions in fintech companies, but venture capital in this country remains an after-thought compared with other unlisted assets. Notwithstanding First

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How green buildings make more money

(pictured: Ulrich Braun)  In the past few years, ESG management has taken on a holistic hue over most big fiduciary funds as an integrated part of their strategies. It is now also starting to permeate niche asset classes that the

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Funds management’s future: sorting fad from trend

(pictured: Sean Healey)  There are some big secular changes occurring in funds management and there are some cyclical or even faddish changes. Someone who studies these trends more than most is Sean Healey, the chairman and chief executive of Affiliated

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How big funds are adapting to new liquidity landscape

(pictured: Lou Maiuri) Liquidity has risen to become top priority in the management of fiduciary funds for both asset owners and fund managers, according to a joint survey by State Street and the Alternative Investment Management Association. In a report published

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Why good governance beats alpha: WTW report

(pictured: Tim Mitchell) Improving governance offers institutional investors win-win – or at least not-lose-win – odds of boosting performance potentially outdoing even the most optimistic post-fees alpha earned from active management, according to a new Willis Towers Watson (WTW) paper. The

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