Category Archives: pension funds

Global Trends 2030 – Welcome to the Future

The sad thing about the comprehensive work of the National Intelligence Council looking at future global trends is that it only is published every four years, and the speed of change has been increasing dramatically. To that end, #GT2030 has … Continue reading

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LatAm keynote and client meetings: 2013 trends for Brazil and Latin America

Just touched down in New York after a week of meetings and speeches in Latin America around the annual Fund Forum. With the Selic rate down 525 bps to 7.25%, the industry for the first time in years is seeing … Continue reading

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LatAm saves Santander and BBVA in Europe: reverse engineering of success

Last week, Spanish prime minister Mariano Rajoy used a LatAm summit to ask business leaders to invest more in Spain as a platform for growth in Europe, Asia, and Africa – “Spain receives Latin America investments with open arms.” Cool. … 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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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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Earnings season: Blackrock powers forward with iShares and equities

Blackrock this week reported an almost 25% increase in year on year quarterly earnings. Adjusted EPS stood at $3.47, with net income growth of 8% (17% as adjusted) from Q3 2011 on revenue of $2.3 billion. The most interesting statistic … Continue reading

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Where is the industry going to grow? US/Europe vs Asia/Latam

Where is the industry going to grow most in the coming years. The answer varies for a number of the leading investment managers around the world. Let’s take a look at a few examples. Flipping assets away from home Despite … Continue reading

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Key concerns for global institutional investors: volatility, risk and correlations

A new global survey of close to 500 institutional investors conducted by Natixis Global Asset Management – NGAM is keeping busy these days – points out a few common and a few not so common concerns for asset holders worldwide. … Continue reading

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Multi-Convergence – Products: Alternatives vs Traditional

In my last few posts I talked about risk on risk off (RORO), return optimization around volatility (ROVO), and Natixis’ new volatility team, all part of the industry metatrend of #MultiConvergence, which I will write about in my next global … Continue reading

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Focus on Volatility – ROVO, Smart Beta and “Seeyond”

In my recent research I have focused on risk management. More precisely, in the post-crisis “risk on risk off” approaches seen in the industry, there is an additional component that I would call “ROVO” – Return Optimization around VOlatility. Volatility … Continue reading

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