Ben Hurley, Author at Top1000funds.com

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CalPERS gearing up for global push into private markets

Building the expertise for direct investment in global real estate and infrastructure is a priority for the new CIO of the United States’ largest pension fund. Nicole Musicco spoke to Amanda White in an exclusive interview at the Fiduciary Investors Symposium.

Ben HurleyJune 6, 2022

FIS Chicago 2022

Why the world is approaching an inflection point on climate investing

A push towards standardised data and more appropriate incentives is bringing greater amounts of private sector capital into play on the path towards net zero emissions by 2050.

Ben HurleyMay 31, 2022

FIS Chicago 2022

Tech wipeout brings lucrative opportunities for savvy investors

“Horrible” sentiment towards technology stocks is dragging down the value of some of the “best business models on the planet,” experts say.

Ben HurleyMay 28, 2022

Fiduciary Investors Series

Climate policy key to balancing incoming economic shocks

The methods central banks use to predict inflation are breaking down, and world governments will need to look beyond monetary policy and incorporate fiscal and climate policy levers to balance fragile economies, according to renowned economics professor Warwick McKibbin.

Ben HurleyMarch 18, 2022

Infrastructure

Performance variation impacts treatment of infrastructure: PGIM

Historical performance and cash flow characteristics differ enormously among infrastructure asset sectors, and even between assets of the same sector, says the vice president of PGIM IAS’ private assets research program. But scarcity of data makes infrastructure performance notoriously hard to study.

Ben HurleyMarch 16, 2022

Global Pension Transparency Benchmark

Insourcing an indicator for better outcomes

Based on empirical evidence alone, funds that insource or internalise end up with better outcomes, both on a net and gross value-added basis, according to CEM Benchmarking data which draws from the evidence of some 300 funds in 17 major pension markets around the world representing $11 trillion of assets.

Ben HurleyNovember 30, 2021

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Tech wipeout brings lucrative opportunities for savvy investors

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Climate policy key to balancing incoming economic shocks

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Performance variation impacts treatment of infrastructure: PGIM

Global Pension Transparency Benchmark

Insourcing an indicator for better outcomes

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