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FEATURE

Year in Preview: Risk Parity Strategies

Ephemeral or essential? Risk parity divides its critiques along these lines. Our prognosticators have their say.

CONSULTANT CORNER

In Asset Management, Does Size Matter?

Is the focus—and sometimes obsession—on assets under management when judging and predicting performance often erroneous thinking, reflective of a lack of logic? Many consultants think so. 

STRATEGY & TACTICS

Decoding the Maze of Transition Management Due Diligence

Rick Di Mascio on the future of transparency in transition management. 

FEATURE

Year in Preview: Liability-Driven Investing

Most people agree it’s not if, but when for this strategy. So is 2012 the year?

INTERROGATION

Kim Walker Thinks It's Time to Get Real

Washington University’s $5 billion endowment chief investment officer Walker spoke with aiCIO about 2008, investment risk, and real assets.

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aiCIO News

DEALS - FEBRUARY 3, 2012

Ambachtsheer: Pension Fund Manager Compensation Should Be Reevaluated

The most difficult part is the design of an effective pay-for-performance scheme in the investment function, writes Keith Ambachtsheer from the University of Toronto. 

RISK MANAGEMENT - FEBRUARY 3, 2012

Premier Trend Among Superannuations: Insourcing, Paper Concludes

One of the more prevalent trends in institutional investing within the superannuation industry has been a movement toward in-house investment management. 

NEWSMAKERS - FEBRUARY 3, 2012

Deficits Ease But 2012 Still ‘Challenging’ for US Pensions

US pension deficits have eased, but the battle lies ahead for large companies facing economic headwinds. 

RISK MANAGEMENT - FEBRUARY 2, 2012

Illiquidity Risk Is Poorly Captured by Traditional Models, Research Paper Says

A new research paper explores areas of concern surrounding the effective use of illiquid assets in portfolio management. 

NEWSMAKERS - FEBRUARY 2, 2012

CTFC Commissioner ‘Puzzled by Attempts to Regain Confidence With Regulation' on MF Global

The CFTC is reviewing oversight in response to MF Global's collapse, yet its Commissioner also claims that because MF Global did not result from a lack of regulation, he is puzzled by the Commission’s attempts to regain public confidence through new regulation. 

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