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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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Few surprises in European Pension Fund Asset Allocation: Equities down, Alternatives Up

The latest Mercer data on European pension funds and their asset allocation shows an aggregate decrease in equities from 43% to 39%, and over half of them now have alternatives allocations (UK leads the way with 75%). In other words, … Continue reading

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

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Opening speech on Global Trends in Fund Selection – 5th Nordic Fund Selection Forum, Stockholm 2012

After Wednesday’s speech and panel at Milan’s Bocconi University for the “Salone del Risparmio”,  it is off to Stockholm for the 5th Nordic Fund Selection Forum 2012 on April 19th, for the opening speech on global trends in fund selection … Continue reading

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