Pension fund managers are the ultimate asset owners, responsible for the long-term financial security of millions of retirees. They face the challenge of allocating their capital to a variety of asset managers, such as private equity, venture capital, hedge funds, mutual funds, ETFs, funds-of-funds and consultants, who then invest in the market.
How can pension fund managers ensure that they are selecting the best asset managers and getting the most out of their investments? The answer is to use open-source data, or publicly available information, as a key criterion in their decision-making process. Open-source data is a powerful tool for asset managers because it can improve the returns and consistency of pension fund portfolios. But pension managers must know what to look for when evaluating asset managers that use open-source data.
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