Of late, many U.S. public pension funds have been actively seeking ways to boost the compensation of their chief investment officers (CIO). But most are hesitant to combine the roles of executive director (ED) and CIO, according to investment professionals, because the skills required for each position can be very different. Alaska Dips a Toe …
A majority of 224 institutional clients (58%) surveyed by asset management behemoth BlackRock earlier in the year, for its 2018 Global Real Assets Outlook, said they intend to increase their real-assets allocations this year, following a record fundraising year for the class in 2017. Also, closed-end private real estate funds and unlisted infrastructure funds collectively raised …
