More QE for the UK?
More QE could be on the cards for the UK, but has anyone considered pension funds?
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French Fund Promotes Asset Allocator to CIO
FRR fills CIO gap with asset allocation specialist.
Is This How Securities Lending Wins Back Investors?
The market events of 2008 and 2009 has caused many institutional investors to reexamine their securities lending programs, according to eSecLending, which recently established an industry working group to release guidance on best practices.
Roubini: JP Morgan, Dimon Guilty of 'Arrogant Violation' of Volker Rule
"JP Morgan & Dimon were not hedging. They were involved in pure & sheer speculation in arrogant violation of the spirit of the Volcker rule," Nouriel Roubini comments on his Twitter page.
Former UK Leader Tells Dartmouth: ‘Make Finance Global’
The former parliamentary leader of the United Kingdom has told one of the most prestigious institutions in the United States that financial decisions must be taken on a global level.
Spooked Investors Pull Out of Financial Sector
As vultures circle the Eurozone and banks fight to prove their strength, investors pull back on financial stocks.
CPPIB Surpasses Caisse, Claiming Record High Valuation
The Canada Pension Plan Fund hit a record high value of C$161.6 billion last year, adding more than $13 billion to its assets.
How Business Advice Could Improve Your Pension
Using techniques intended for business could help to run a better pension fund, actuaries have claimed.
Institutional Investors of the World Unite on 'Fracking'
A group of activist investors representing $1 trillion in assets under management are seeking action from the hydraulic fracturing industry due to the increasing level of uncertainty about its potential for environmental damage.
Compensation Projection: Bonus Bump in 2012 for Money Managers
Incentive compensation for the asset management industry is projected to increase moderately, according to Johnson Associates.
GMO: The Financial World Uses 'Busted Models'
"There is much we could learn from physics," says James Montier of GMO, commenting on the flaws of the financial world.
Are Asset Drawdowns the Biggest Threats to CIOs, Fund Managers?
Investors are focused on the wrong objective, trying to keep up with indexes as opposed to trying to minimize volatility by limiting drawdowns, asset owners and managers say.
Japanese Pension Takes Country’s First Gold Allocation
As ‘risk-free’ becomes a misnomer, one Japanese investor has turned to an alternative safe-haven to ride out the storm.
Largest Investors Pursue China's Greater Open Door Policy
Some of the world's largest investors have signed up to take a bigger stake in China's growing economic boom.
Canada Pension Boss Calls for UK Funds to Unite Over Infrastructure
The UK is ripe for infrastructure investment, and if its own pension funds don’t step up to the plate, others will.