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Improving Alpha: Kristin Varela on the Human Impact of Pension Stewardship

Jan 6, 2026 10:15:00 AM

Strong governance, disciplined risk awareness, and a distinctive culture that creates opportunities for growth across the state of Hawaii are contributing to the ERS of Hawaii’s 7% rate of return. In our latest Improving Alpha...

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Improving Alpha Podcast: Top Book Recommendations from Season Three

Dec 29, 2025 8:00:02 AM

The Improving Alpha podcast has wrapped up its third season, featuring a diverse lineup of guests from across the alternative asset landscape. These leaders shared deep, practical insights on managing billion-dollar portfolios...

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Improving Alpha: Geeta Kapadia on Endowment Innovation, Secondaries, and Defining the Future of Alternatives

Dec 15, 2025 10:14:59 AM

Separating the noise and hype from strategic asset allocation strategies is essential when running a $1BN endowment portfolio. Inflation concerns, innovation strategies, regulation, the AI bubble debate, and more always seem to...

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Improving Alpha: Aswath Damodaran on Applying a Dabbler Perspective to AI, ESG, and Wall Street

Dec 2, 2025 3:41:44 PM

Can an asset manager or asset owner be anything but a specialist in today's world of institutional investing? Generalists are extremely rare in this industry but if you cross paths with one, their insights on AI, ESG and Wall...

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