by Mike Heale, Palwasha Saaim | Mar 18, 2024 | Research
Are Australian superannuation funds relatively cost-efficient? This paper summarizes findings from eleven Australian profit-for-member superannuation funds, based on data from June 2022-2023, comparing them to peers in the U.S., Canada and Europe. The research looks...
by Mike Heale | May 8, 2018 | Research
Pension funds need investment strategies with attractive risk and return characteristics to fund their liabilities. Hedge funds are increasingly popular investments which purport to fill this need, as witnessed by a 25-fold increase in hedge fund use in the CEM global...
by Mike Heale | May 8, 2016 | Research
Pension funds need investment strategies with attractive risk and return characteristics to fund their liabilities. Hedge funds are increasingly popular investments which purport to fill this need, as witnessed by a 25-fold increase in hedge fund use in the CEM global...
by Andrea Dang, David Dupont, Mike Heale | Apr 8, 2015 | Research
Given the level of detail and timing of private equity manager reports, can pension funds disclose investment costs in a consistent manner across the industry? What would full cost disclosure require of a pension fund? We found a good example of this in one of our...