Aflac's Global CIO Talks Asset Allocation Strategy, More | Q&A With Eric Kirsch, Part 2
Eric Kirsch is the executive vice president and global chief investment officer at Aflac, where he oversees the $100 billion-plus investment portfolio and investment teams based in New York and Tokyo. In part two of this interview, he discusses what it's like leading Aflac’s Global Investments team through very challenging periods, Aflac's asset allocation strategy and the three main trends that he foresees in the investment environment.
Lyxor: Hedge Fund Index Stays Flat In July As Trend-Following Strategies Underperform
Despite continued strength in risk assets and records in several asset classes, hedge funds were again range-bound last week (and for July in general) as positive performances from event-driven, fixed income and long/short equity strategies were offset by continued negative returns booked by CTAs and global macro funds.Â
Investors Are Leaving Hedge Funds For Real Estate
Wealthy investors boosted bets on real estate and left hedge funds and equities as concern over high valuations and geopolitical risk push them back to basics. They had 33 percent of their portfolios on average in real estate at the end of the second quarter, according to a survey by Tiger 21.
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Asia Focused Hedge Funds Offer Great Opportunities
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Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. announced today that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of RidgeWorth Investments, a multi-boutique asset management firm that offers a wide range of institutional-quality equity and fixed income strategies from its affiliated and unaffiliated investment managers.