European Pensions Body Dismisses Regulator’s Approach
Pension body sends regulators back to the drawing board on pan-European regulation.
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MassMutual Takes Role in Risk Transfer Market
The risk transfer market in the UK is growing and a US insurer wants a piece of the action.
US Endowment Funds Ranked in Size Order
Has your alma mater moved up or down a list ranked in asset size?
Annuitization and a Lifetime of Risk
The real threat to annuity providers is not a standalone risk, but a combination of them, according to a study.
What's the Most Sought After Investing Strategy in 2013?
With lower return expectations and more investor demand for income in the stars for 2013, a study by eVestment and Casey Quirk & Associates shows one investing strategy taking precedence.
NYC Pensions Turn Over $450 Million to Two Hedge Funds
The $120 billion retirement system has allocated $450 million to event-driven Fir Tree and quantitative specialist Cantab Capital Partners.
Institutional Investors in Real Estate Target Debt Funds
Debt funds are being featured more prominently in the private real estate industry, data firm Preqin has claimed.
Court Orders Greater Transparency From U of California on Investments
The University of California can no longer keep secret the performance of its high-profile venture capital investments, a judge has ruled.
Deutsche Bank Unit Settles Lawsuit with APB over Alleged Fraud
The Netherlands' largest pension fund has settled its lawsuit against a Deutsche Bank unit over mortgage-backed securities for an undisclosed sum.
Pensions Demand Structural Change to Executive Pay
Short-termism is no investor’s friend so pension funds have created guidelines to avoid it - in executive pay at least.
Where are Fiduciary Standards in Financial Markets?
Who is willing to put investors’ interests before their own? Not enough people in finance, in one leading academic’s view.
Investors Fight for Women on Boards
Institutional investors are pushing for Russell 1000 Index organizations to add women to board positions.
The Chemistry of Asset Allocation
Asset classes are the primary elements of a portfolio, but a factor-based investment approach has an array of benefits, Callan Associates says.
The Equity Risk Premium (and How We’ve Been Getting It Wrong)
Stock market investing is risky, but investors are greatly overestimating the reward they receive for doing it, research has found.
Ratings Agencies Downgrade on Kentucky's Pension Woe
The state of Kentucky has been downgraded by S&P and Moody's, spurring calls for reform to its vastly underfunded pension system.