Natixis Asset Management Asia, Natixis Asset Management's Singapore-based platform, announces the appointment of Chou Chong as Head of Asian Equities Management.

Hedge funds generated alpha last week. Global Macro funds outperformed thanks to higher dollar and oil prices. Amid slightly negative global equities, L/S Equity funds succeeded in extracting excess returns, especially in Europe through relative trades.

The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) said today that Réal Desrochers, managing investment director of the CalPERS Private Equity program, is leaving the pension fund to take a position with a large overseas bank.

Ariel Bezalel, Head of Strategy, Fixed Income, explains his caution on the Trump administration's ability to deliver fiscal reforms, and why he has increased the duration in his funds for the first time since cutting it last summer.

The Future State of the Investment Profession study released today by CFA Institute describes an industry at an existential crossroads. It warns that investment industry leaders who fail to transform their business models may jeopardize the future of their firms.