Asset Managers To Get Fatter Bonus Checks This Year
Money
managers could expect up to a 10% bump in incentives in 2014 while investment
and commercial bank bonuses are projected to stay flat.
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North Carolina Treasurer Proposes Limited Pension Reforms
The sole
fiduciary of the $86 billion pension fund said the discussion of moving to a
board of trustees model is likely to wait until January 2015.
PIMCO: The Age of ‘New Neutral’
PIMCO’s
latest long-term view reflects slow economic growth, high leverage, the end of
bull markets, and a lower neutral policy rate.
High-Frequency Trading: Winner Takes All?
Not all HFTs are created equal—and some
massively outperform their peers.
CalPERS Seeks a New CIO
The largest
US public pension has launched a global search for its new leader.
Investors Retreat from Risk (Again)
The largest cash piles in two years signal investors are not quite prepared to go all in.
OMERS Strengthens Private Equity Team
The Ontario pension fund has brought aboard an 18-year industry veteran to its London team.
Russell: Perfecting the DC Plan
Russell
Investments has outlined tweaks and improvements to mainstream schemes, and given an industry outlook for the next 10 years.
Multi-Manager v. Multi-Strategy: The Hedge Fund Debate
High fees
and employee turnovers of multi-manager hedge funds may overpower their benefits, Cambridge Associates has found.
When Real Estate Became All About Debt
This year could be the turning point for debt funds to raise more capital than equity.
State-Run DC Plan for Private Sector Moves Ahead
Connecticut has passed a bill paving the way for a public retirement system for private workers.
NJ Pension: Up with Active Management, Down with EM Equities
The $76.8 billion fund has cut its emerging market ETF exposure by more than $1 billion.
Protect, Perform, Provide
From the vault: Wake Forest University’s Jim Dunn is bringing the school’s billion-dollar endowment back to basics. A 2010 cover story by Kip McDaniel.
Wake Forest Spins Off Endowment Office as OCIO Shop
Verger Capital Management, a joint venture between the university and management team, will be a led by current CIO Jim Dunn.
Asset Boom in Asia, but No Pay Day for Managers
A move to bring investment capabilities in-house could mean managers miss out on growing assets.