Survey: Canadian Pensions Enjoy Improved Funding Status
Canadian schemes say their financial status is improving, with a small percentage of private sector plans even reporting funding surpluses.
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Study: Despite Financial Crisis, Institutional Investors Retain Appetite for Innovation
Fueled by the entrepreneurial culture in the United States, asset owners have retained an appetite for innovation where specific principles are met, a new study shows.
Regulatory Reform Looms for Superannuation Funds
Australian superannuation funds need to begin preparing themselves for impending regulatory reform to avoid being caught flat-footed, consultants have warned.
Survey: Institutional Investors Pursue HFs, Direct Investing
New research by Citi Prime Finance shows institutional investors had approximately $1.1 trillion in hedge funds in Q1, while an increasing number of fund managers have shifted to direct hedge fund investing following the financial crisis.
NEPC Embraces Discretionary Consulting
Consultant firm NEPC is now offering discretionary consulting services.
Alabama Lawsuit Raises Questions Over In-State Public Pension Money
A class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of employees in Alabama's state pension plan, raising questions over investments in golf courses, condominiums, hotels, and resorts.
Aon Hewitt Appointed as Expert Adviser for Pan-European Pension
The European Commission has appointed Aon Hewitt as expert adviser for the potential establishment of a pan-European pension fund for researchers.
Survey: European Investors Flock to Fixed-Income
Research by Invesco shows institutional investors have upped their fixed-income exposure to their highest level in five years while fleeing equities.
Pension Derivative Exemptions Under Threat, Dutch Fund Says
Planned pension exemptions relating to derivative clearinghouse regulation may be a casualty of European politics, a member of pension giant APG says.
Ontario Teachers Gets Top Up From Union Members, Government
In a deal that mirrors New Jersey’s, the Canadian province’s massive pension system will see its deficit erased via an increase in contributions from the government and members.
Signals from China: Euro Good, Dollar (Potentially) Bad
Recent statements by the heads of the China Investment Corporation and the Chinese Social Security system express faith in the Euro – and concern over the value of the U.S. dollar.
Emboldened Christie Sees Pension Reforms Passed
The New Jersey Assembly has overwhelmingly passed a bill that Governor Chris Christie has trumpeted as necessary to shore of state finances – but which teachers have lambasted as unnecessarily harsh.
New Jersey Union Files Lawsuit Over Pension Payments, Claims Workers' Constitutional Rights Were Violated
A New Jersey labor union has sued the state, asserting that Governor Chris Christie failed to make sufficient payments to the state's pension funds.
Sweden's Pension Group Weighs Scheme Consolidation
Sweden has initiated a review of the country's state pension funds, which collectively manage more than €100 billion ($141.8 billion).
States May Be Forced to Achieve Higher Level of Reporting of Their Unfunded Liabilities
Proposals being created by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board will force most US states and towns to increase the level of unfunded liabilities they report on their balance sheets.