The Politics of Pensions: When Deficits Buy Votes
An academic study has found a correlation between competitive political campaigns and poorly funded defined benefit pensions.
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London Pension Urged to Divest from Fossil Fuels
Pressure is building in the UK capital to reduce the risks it faces from climate change and extreme weather.
State Pensions Demand SEC Action on PE Fees
A coalition of 13 public pension funds overseeing $1 trillion has asked the SEC to remedy “an uneven playing field” between private equity managers and investors.
Wanted: CIO to Lead UAW’s $55B Medical Trust
The position has been vacant since Ken Frier’s exit last September, and UAW is looking for the industry’s very best to fill the spot.
Risk Parity’s Annus Horribilis
A rare blip for the strategy that has outperformed for 10 years.
Rothesay Life Secures Biggest De-Risking Deal of 2015
The £1.6 billion buy-in of the aviation pension is the second biggest deal of its kind in the UK.
Putting High-Priced Equities to the Test
How can investors tell if stock markets are overpriced with flawed valuation metrics?
Merrill Lynch CIO Resigns for Family Office
Ashvin Chhabra—former CIO of Institute for Advanced Study—will be heading up Euclidean Capital, billionaire hedge fund manager James Simons’ family office.
JP Morgan in $388M MBS Settlement
Two pension funds are among investors that have settled with the investment bank over the sale of mortgage-backed securities.
ETFs Overtake Hedge Funds in Asset Stakes
Despite the relentless push to passive, investor assets in the sector have only just moved ahead of those held by hedge funds.
DB Plans Eye Annuity Buyouts Despite Pricing Fears
Total buyouts could reach $500 billion by 2016 if interested plan sponsors annuitize just half of their liabilities, according to Mercer.
Smart Beta's Google Problem
Part two of CIO’s four-part Google Trends series: A look into the digital impact of one of investing’s hottest categories—and most hated names.
How (Not) to Tackle a Negative Cash Flow
Relying on cash buckets or tactical selling won’t help pensions meet a rising level of payouts to pensioners, a report has warned.
DTE Deputy Leaves for Fisher Family Office
Forty Under Forty member Kevin Kenneally will become the Fisher Group's director of investments.
Big Doesn’t Mean Better for HFs, Study Finds
Smaller hedge funds outperformed larger peers over the last 20 crisis-ridden years.