According to a study released today by the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS), retirement benefits paid by the pension fund generated $30.9 billion in economic activity.

Investors recognise advanced beta equity investing as a promising avenue but call for caution on insufficient transparency and on the difficulties in implementing long/short strategies

Global investors have raised their holdings of cash significantly in response to a weaker global economic outlook, particularly in China, according to the BofA Merrill Lynch Fund Manager Survey for July.

A new report from Mercer modelling the potential impact of climate change on investments, has found investors cannot ignore the implications for investment returns. The research reveals investors can manage the risk most effectively by looking ‘under the hood' of their portfolios and factoring climate change into their risk modelling, which requires a significant behavioral shift for most.

New research commissioned by Source, one of the largest providers of Exchange Traded Products (ETPs) in Europe, reveals that European professional investors say they use ETPs most often to make ‘tactical adjustments' to their portfolios.