Are Sovereign Wealth Funds Politically Biased? A Comparison with other Institutional Investors

2011 ◽  
pp. 313-353 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rolando Avendaño ◽  
Javier Santiso
Keyword(s):  
Institutional Investors ◽  
Sovereign Wealth Funds

scholarly journals INVESTMENT STRATEGIES OF INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS: SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUNDS VS ENDOWMENTS

2013 ◽  
pp. 117-126
Author(s):  
E. S. Biryukov
Keyword(s):  
Real Estate ◽  
Hedge Funds ◽  
Institutional Investors ◽  
Private Equity ◽  
Investment Strategy ◽  
High Yield ◽  
Income Volatility ◽  
Sovereign Wealth Funds ◽  
The World

The paper considers two main original approaches to investing the assets of institutional investors (the total amount of their assets in the world is about 100 trillion dollars) – the one of Norway's sovereign wealth fund Global and approach of Yale's endowment fund. Fund Global with assets of $ 716 billion dollars is the largest institutional investor in the world, its strategy is based on the assumption that markets are efficient and their long-term growth lies in the balance of investment in stocks , bonds, and , since more recent time - in real estate. Financiers of Yale in the 1990s revolutionized the approach to investment, firstly, by reducing the proportion of stocks and bonds in favor of private equity and real estate, and secondly , by shift from investments in the domestic market to foreign markets. Not all institutional investors are ready to follow these strategies because of the risk of negative returns in times of crises, but in the medium- and long-term, these approaches allow to beat inflation. For example, Yale's endowment has grown since 1985 to 2012 from 1.6 to 19 billion dollars, and high yield allows to transmit 1 billion dollars (!) to the budget of the university annually. Endowment funds are one of the key sources of revenues of leading American universities. Analysis of the investment policy of endowment funds and sovereign wealth funds shows that fundamental changes in the concept of investing began to occur since the late 1980s - early 1990s . Institutional investors of both these types ceased to focus on conservative instruments - bonds and deposits , and use other options: Global - stocks , Yale – private equity , hedge funds, real estate investments , etc. With the expand of the spectrum of instruments in which the funds are invested the income volatility increases either, and therefore the institutional investors should be both transparent and explain to the public the motives of investment strategy changes.

Co-Investments of Sovereign Wealth Funds in Private Equity

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph A. McCahery ◽  
F. Alexander de Roode
Keyword(s):  
Institutional Investors ◽  
Private Equity ◽  
Sovereign Wealth Funds ◽  
Corporate Venturing ◽  
Developed Markets ◽  
Strong Interest ◽  
Equity Funds ◽  
Private Equity Funds ◽  
Portfolio Investments

Direct investments are the preferred vehicle for large institutional investors to have control over their portfolio investments. This chapter studies the deal structure of direct investments by sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) in private equity transactions. Its analyses of direct investments are based on data from Global Corporate Venturing. It finds that SWFs shift from investing in private equity funds to originating and co-investing together with private equity funds in deals. The choice for co-investment affects deal size, risk-bearing, fees and returns. Overall, results of research conducted for this chapter show the strong interest of SWFs in direct investments in developed markets.

The emergence of student accommodation as an institutionalised property sector

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (6) ◽  
pp. 523-538 ◽  
Author(s):  
Graeme Newell ◽  
Muhammad Jufri Marzuki
Keyword(s):  
Asset Allocation ◽  
Institutional Investors ◽  
Pension Funds ◽  
Portfolio Diversification ◽  
Portfolio Risk ◽  
Sovereign Wealth Funds ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Asset Portfolio ◽  
The Uk

Purpose Amongst the alternative property sectors, student accommodation has recently become an important institutionalised property sector for pension funds and sovereign wealth funds in the global property landscape, particularly in the UK. The purpose of this paper is to assess the significance, risk-adjusted performance and portfolio diversification benefits of student accommodation in a UK property and mixed-asset portfolio over 2011–2017. Drivers and risk factors for the ongoing development of the student accommodation sector are also identified. The question of student accommodation being a proxy for residential property exposure by institutional investors is also assessed. Design/methodology/approach Using annual total returns, the risk-adjusted performance and portfolio diversification benefits of UK student accommodation over 2011–2017 is assessed. Asset allocation diagrams are used to assess the role of student accommodation in a UK property portfolio and in a UK mixed-asset portfolio for a range of property investor types. Findings UK student accommodation delivered superior risk-adjusted returns compared to UK property, stocks and REITs over 2011–2017, with portfolio diversification benefits. Importantly, this sees UK student accommodation as strongly contributing to the UK property and mixed-asset portfolios across the entire portfolio risk spectrum and validating the property industry perspective of student accommodation being low risk and providing diversification benefits. Student accommodation is also not seen to be a proxy for residential exposure by institutional investors. Practical implications Student accommodation is an alternative property sector that has become increasingly institutionalised in recent years. The results highlight the important role of student accommodation in a UK property portfolio and in a UK mixed-asset portfolio. The strong risk-adjusted performance of UK student accommodation compared to UK property, stocks and REITs over this timeframe sees UK student accommodation contributing to the mixed-asset portfolio across the entire portfolio risk spectrum. This is particularly important, as many investors (e.g. pension funds, sovereign wealth funds) now see student accommodation as an important property sector in their overall portfolio. Originality/value This paper is the first published empirical research analysis of the risk-adjusted performance of UK student accommodation, and the role of student accommodation in a UK property portfolio and in a UK mixed-asset portfolio. This research enables empirically validated, more informed and practical property investment decision making regarding the strategic role of student accommodation as an alternative property sector in a portfolio.

Institutional Investors on the Securities Market

2003 ◽  
pp. 95-101
Author(s):  
O. Khmyz
Keyword(s):  
Financial Crisis ◽  
Capital Market ◽  
Hedge Funds ◽  
Institutional Investors ◽  
Securities Market ◽  
Main Role ◽  
Investment Funds ◽  
Investment Process ◽  
The Capital Market

Acording to the author's opinion, institutional investors (from many participants of the capital market) play the main role, especially investment funds. They supply to small-sized investors special investment services, which allow them to participate in the investment process. However excessive institutialization and increasing number of hedge-funds may lead to financial crisis.

Pricing models of shares of Russian companies and their practical application

2019 ◽  
pp. 48-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander E. Abramov ◽  
Alexander D. Radygin ◽  
Maria I. Chernova
Keyword(s):  
Stock Market ◽  
Institutional Investors ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Investment Strategies ◽  
Pricing Models ◽  
Foreign Portfolio Investment ◽  
Market Portfolio ◽  
Stock Market Performance ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Russian Stock Market

The article analyzes the problems of applying stock pricing models in the Russian stock market. The novelty of the study lies in the peculiarities of the methodology used and the substantive conclusions on the specifics of the influence of fundamental factors on the pricing of shares of Russian companies. The study was conducted using its own 5-factor basic pricing model based on a sample of the most complete number of issues of shares of Russian issuers and a long time horizon, from 1997 to 2017. The market portfolio was the widest for a set of issuers. We consider the factor model as a kind of universal indicator of the efficiency of the stock market performance of its functions. The article confirms the significance of factors of a broad market portfolio, size, liquidity and, in part, momentum (inertia). However, starting from 2011, the significance of factors began to decrease as the qualitative characteristics of the stock market deteriorated due to the outflow of foreign portfolio investment, combined with the low level of development of domestic institutional investors. Also identified is the cyclical nature of the actions of company size and liquidity factors. Their ability to generate additional income on shares rises mainly at the stage of the fall of the stock market. The results of the study suggest that as domestic institutional investors develop on the Russian stock market, factor investment strategies can be used as a tool to increase the return on investor portfolios.

Sovereign Wealth Funds

2010 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 156-159
Author(s):  
Roland Königsgruber
Keyword(s):  
Sovereign Wealth Funds
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