Category Archives: money

Largest pension fund worldwide, GPIF, increases equities and foreign allocations

The largest pension fund globally, Japan’s GPIF, is increasing equity allocations and foreign investments at the expense of fixed income to move into riskier assets. It’s part of what the media has called “Abenomics”, the not too creative neologism of … Continue reading

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Changing paradigm for HNW investing: don’t bring sand to the beach

Younger HNW investors are much more comfortable investing in tangible assets than in stocks and other traditional asset classes. U.S. Trust in its annual Wealth and Worth study discovers a number of surprising and counterintuitive trends among HNW investors. For … Continue reading

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SWFs, Family Offices and Pension Funds in the Middle East in Transition: Invesco study

The decisions of the most sophisticated pools of assets globally are studied closely for guidance on how the overall industry will evolve. The history of SWFs started with KIA in the 1950s and Middle East SWFs in the last sixty … Continue reading

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Lost Generation… Income and wealth building disparities in the US

The Urban Institute, founded according to LBJ ” to bridge the gulf between the lonely scholar in search of truth and the decisionmaker in search of progress” has hit on an inconvenient truth. Generation X and Y are lost… at … Continue reading

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After #Sandy: Speeches and meetings in Asia and Latin America

After a week without power or water, thanks to Sandy, I am about to fly over to Asia for two weeks, followed by a week in Latin America later in November. The week here showed NY and the world how … Continue reading

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Global retirement themes: target returns, DB/DC, LDI, plan design, education, risk

As I am spending more and more time on the institutional side of the business in recent years – as part of the overall theme of multi-convergence in the industry -, I am always intrigued with the work done by … Continue reading

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Earnings season: Blackstone reports record AUM and strong performance fee growth

Blackstone reported a 7% appreciation in its private equity funds and a 5% increase in real estate. Chairman and CEO Stephen Schwarzman confirmed “gross organic inflows of $38 billion over the last year, with $14 billion returned to our investors, … Continue reading

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Womenomics: The end of men in finance?

Fashion has Anna Wintour, Hollywood has Meryl Streep, Germany has Angela Merkel, PepsiCo has Indra Nooyi. With a new bestselling book out, “The end of men – the rise of women”, how pervasive is female leadership in the asset management … Continue reading

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Interviewing Dr. Mark Mobius in Monaco 2012: The Changing Perception of Emerging Markets

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Whitepaper on Asia Fund Distribution with Nomura Research Institute (NRI)

For many years I have had the great pleasure of working closely with Nomura Research Institute’s head of research, Sadayuki Horie.  Taking turns between Tokyo and New York, Horie’s insights into the Japan asset management industry have helped us shape our … Continue reading

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