Institutional investment managers have an increasingly negative outlook on US economic growth, yet many still see opportunities in the US equity markets, according to a quarterly survey by Northern Trust.
Jane Ambachtsheer, Partner and Global Head of Responsible Investment at Mercer and Adjunct Professor at the University of Toronto (Canada), notes that while growing global influence of corporations has led to the development of a range of norms, codes, and conventions that seek to govern their behavior, pension funds may be missing in action.
A new report issued by New York City Comptroller John Liu and compiled by the National Institute on Retirement Security, a Washington, DC-based nonprofit, asserts that built-in economic efficiencies enable New York City pensions to do more with less.
Reclaiming fiduciary-duty balance between prudence, loyalty, and impartiality is critical to sustaining pension promises, a new academic paper asserts.
In a joint statement, the world's largest investors representing more than $20 trillion in assets, have stressed the urgent need for policy action on climate change.
While hedge fund industry assets suffered in the third quarter of 2011, dropping by $85 billion to $1.97 trillion, the industry experienced net inflows of $8.7 billion for the period, bringing total inflows so far this year to $70.1 billion, Hedge Fund Research has shown.
EDHEC-Risk Institute has released results of a European survey on the use of equity and bond indices by institutional investors, showing that investors have moved away from the idea of indices representing a buy-and-hold strategy.
As institutional investors in the UK experience a new market storm and increased volatility, real estate is attracting strong interest, research firm bfinance says in a recent research report.
Damon Krytzer, a pension trustee, and Sam Kunz, the chief investment officer of Chicago's Policemen's Annuity and Benefit Fund, speak with aiCIO on misperceptions behind dynamic asset allocation and risk parity strategies.
The Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index -- which includes 16 countries and 50% of the world population -- has found that the Netherlands, Australia, and Switzerland holds the top three spots in the ranking, while the US ranks in 10th place.