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March 2, 2023
Are Defined Benefit Pension Funds Still Useful Recruiting, Retention Tools?

Essential to public sector employees, a pension fund is a forgotten benefit for most workers in the private sector.

Largest Corporate Plans Hit Highest Funded Status Since 2007, Despite 2022 Investment Losses

Higher interest rates lowered liabilities, as average asset losses reach 21% for the fiscal year, a Russell Investments study shows.

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A 60/40+ Portfolio for the Next 30 Years: A Broader Tool Kit
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Senate Passes $900B Defense Bill That Restricts Investment in China
South Korea looks to Australia, Singapore for Next Sovereign Wealth Fund
KKR Elevates Domestic Private Equity Co-Heads to Global Roles
Peter Stavros and Nate Taylor were promoted to global co-heads of private equity, tasked with enhancing connectivity and supporting KKR’s investment model.
Swedish Pension AP1 Loses 8.6% in 2022
Despite alts gains, fixed income and equities weighed down the portfolio, contributing to investment losses of nearly $4 billion for the year.
Register to Attend Our Virtual DB Summit

The DB Summit is designed to help plan sponsors that have or are considering adding a DB plan make the important decisions. Discussions and presentations on March 8 and 9 will focus on whether the future environment is conducive to more pension risk transfers, to keeping plans active or to reopening closed plans, as well as what investing strategies can help plan sponsors reach their plan goals. Join us as we explore the prospective role of DB plans in American’s retirement security. Receive a $10 coffee card if you are among the first 100 registrants who log into the event each day.

Trending: Sequoia Capital, Thoma Bravo, Paradigm Sued for Touting FTX
Investment firms allegedly made ‘deceptive and misleading statements’ to promote the failed crypto exchange.
Trending: Ohio STRS Loses 9.52% in 2022, Board Rejects Neville Vote of Confidence
Despite loss, the $89 billion investment portfolio outperforms it benchmark by 138 basis points.
Editorial: CIOeditors@issmediasolutions.com
Industry Intel Roundup—Featured Webinars
Chief Investment Officer is pleased to present the next edition of our Industry Intelligence roundup. This week, we are featuring webinars sponsored by or featuring experts in the industry. The content was created to supply actionable insights to institutional asset owners regarding investing and governance.
January 22, 2026
Investment Outlook
Market experts will deliver forward-looking insights on the U.S. economy and the global macroeconomic trends shaping investment decisions. Gain a clear perspective on the forces driving markets in 2026—from inflation and interest rate trajectories to sector performance and geopolitical risk.
June 25, 2026
What Limited Partners Want
As limited partner expectations evolve, so must the strategies of general partners. This webinar will dive into the minds of today’s LPs—what drives their decisions, what earns their trust and what keeps them committed.
September 24, 2026
Allocator Insights
Get an exclusive first look at what your peers are doing.
November 20, 2025
CIO Interview Series: Katherine Molnar, CIO, Fairfax County Police Officers Retirement System
A more digital asset-friendly U.S. administration has helped catalyze real changes in how digital assets are discussed. Katherine Molnar, CIO of the Fairfax County Police Officers Retirement System, says her team has been investing in digital assets since 2018. Join Amy Resnick, Executive Editor of CIO, as she speaks with Molnar about the change in regulatory uncertainty; how the Fairfax County Retirement Systems has engaged with digital assets and tokenization; and how to get comfortable with the custody of digital assets and custodians.
September 25, 2025
CIO Interview Series: Rich Nuzum, Head of OCIO, Franklin Templeton
Join CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER Executive Editor Amy Resnick in conversation with Rich Nuzum, the new head of OCIO at Franklin Templeton and the former executive director of investments at Mercer. They will discuss the evolution of OCIO and the future of institutional allocation. The conversation will touch on the long-term growth potential of outsourcing for all types of institutional asset owners, the fastest growing sectors for outsourcing, for which funds outsourcing makes sense, and fiduciary monitoring—for which fiduciary duties investors are still responsible. Nuzum will also share his thoughts on and insights into the growing trend of the collective defined contribution and the use of model portfolios and custom target-date funds by retirement and institutional investors.
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