Asset Allocation

Reports Reveal Hard Times for Corporate Pensions

Amid an environment of falling equities values and low interest rates, Legal & General Investment Management America, BNY Mellon Asset Management, and UBS Global Asset Management have all separately released reports showing that corporate funding is on the decline.

Qatar Holdings Commits to Gold

The Qatari sovereign wealth fund has upped its stakes in gold, planning to invest about $1 billion in European Goldfields.

CII Report: Institutional Investors Are Unhappy With Executive Pay

Drawing on interviews with investors on why they collectively voted against 37 companies whose pay plans fell short of majority support between January 1 and July 1, 2011, research by the Council of Institutional Investors has revealed that some 92% of institutional investors are unhappy with executive pay relating to performance at the companies they invest in.

New York City Pensions Pursue Cash

New York City’s pension funds have upped their cash holdings to about 8% on average after selling some high-yield bonds and stocks.