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In search of alpha

Many plan sponsors have employed passive-core and active-satellite investment portfolios. Under this approach, the passive-core generally is a passive multi-asset (or balanced) portfolio, while the satellite layer includes more concentrated equity mandates and/or some alternatives. The plan sponsor allocates risk to asset classes and strategies that have a better chance of being rewarded, while achieving […]

  • May 12, 2009 September 13, 2019
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Privately Speaking

Private equity is an asset class that can provoke strong reaction from current and potential investors. Those who favour it believe that the information advantage it allows, the ability to grow/change a business without the quarterly scrutiny being publicly traded requires, and the multiple financing structures it employs all translate into superior returns, especially for […]

  • March 4, 2009 September 13, 2019
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