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...“Now we have to roll up our sleeves, get stuck in and solve some problems: the biggest is the pension industry.”...
...The risk is that some LPs either underestimated their liquidity needs or shifted their asset allocation strategy years after committing capital to the asset class....
...HFR’s data indicates that the assets under management of multi-strategy hedge funds have comfortably vaulted above stagnating FoFs in recent years....
...mine): [A 2.5 per cent fed funds rate alongside 2 per cent inflation] historically has led to a +140 basis point spread for the 10 year over Fed funds . . ....
...Meanwhile, multi-sector groups are working to bring greater transparency and integrity to offsetting....
...Daiwa Asset Management is aiming to be one of the first to roll out active ETFs. It is considering not only active equities and bond ETFs, but also balanced and multi-asset strategies....
...Millennium Management, the multi-strategy hedge fund, has hired Justin Gmelich from King Street as its new co-chief investment officer....
...The twin investments were especially validating considering the Los Angeles investor’s unique “multi-manager” system — which grants each portfolio manager the freedom to invest their “sleeve” of a fund however...
...M&G is also planning later this year to launch a sustainable version of its flagship £55.5bn PruFund, a suite of multi-asset strategies that smooth returns....
...“We have one major central bank that’s going to be providing more liquidity than markets thought a month ago,” said Peter Chatwell, head of multi-asset strategy at Mizuho....
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...Acquiring a banking licence will open a new avenue for growth, allowing the asset management unit to build new multi-asset, cash plus and loan funds for mainland clients....
...The new product range will initially comprise of fixed income and multi-asset strategies that invest in Chinese securities to deliver attractive yields with a low to moderate risk profile....
...There is a strong case to look for alternative diversifiers, including illiquid alternatives such as securitised and private debt, or multi-strategy hedge funds. Where will the S&P 500 be at year end?...
...Mr Telfer says Baillie Gifford has invested in its multi-asset and fixed income capabilities but is determined to avoid a “scatter gun approach” by diversifying into areas where it has little or no expertise...
...An alternative for those who find this prospect daunting, but don’t necessarily want to take full financial advice, is to invest in a ready-made portfolio or multi-manager fund....
...Each portfolio manager enjoys plenty of leeway to invest his or her “sleeve” of a fund the way they see fit, but a big investment in Deutsche Bank is likely to have been a collaborative strategy....
...JPMorgan notes that they expect: “A reallocation within the hedge fund industry over the coming months away from risk parity funds and relative value multi strategy quants into more traditional quants such...
...With fixed income rates at their lowest levels in history around the globe, we expect this to drive higher allocations into riskier assets, including equities, HY debt and EM debt....
...Recently another trend has surfaced — multi-stakeholder capitalism, where companies feel they must serve all stakeholders, with a focus on long-term value....
...Otherwise, you could use a platform, for example Hargreaves Lansdown or AJ Bell, to invest directly in an all-round multi-asset tracker fund, such as the kind offered by Vanguard LifeStrategy, for a simple...
...“MSCI addresses the themes that are growing in importance to investors including the shift from active into passive strategies, the globalisation of financial markets, ESG investing, multi-asset risk analysis...
...SocGen has a multi-asset portfolio strategy note out that advises against panic yet starts off with a big red graphic that doesn’t exactly scream “calm”: We do not recommend switching away from a balanced...
...But buying assets would drag the company into another multi-year transformation that would involve front-loading cash costs for uncertain rewards longer term....
...*This article has been amended to clarify the assets under management at Highbridge’s multi-strategy fund....
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