Thailand’s Social Security Office seeks investment consultant

Having invited bids for three $200 million global investment mandates, Thailand’s Social Security Office plans to boost its foreign-asset allocation further with the help of an investment consultant. The SSO wants to allocate up to 10% of its portfolio to global bonds, global equity, global real estate and other alternative investments – especially commodities and infrastructure – in the next three to four years. The current overseas exposure is around 3.5%, all of which is in bon…