Asset Allocation

Survey Shows Securities Lending Revenue Likely to Decline

A survey of public and private pension plans with $2.23 trillion in combined assets shows that a majority of pension executives are doubtful about the growth of securities lending revenue, as plan sponsors increasingly view securities lending as an investment product.

CIC Notes 'Fairly Good' Returns Last Year; Seeks More Capital

The China Investment Corp. has worked with $200 billion from the central government, which granted the money when the sovereign wealth fund was created in 2007; the second round of investment has been on the radar for more than a year. 

In 2011, Canadian Managers See Improved Funded Positions

In consultant firm Mercer's latest Fearless Forecast survey, investment managers have predicted that Canadian pensions will experience reduced shortfalls, with funds seeing their funded status moving closer to the levels they hit before the market downturn in 2008.

From Deficit to Surplus, UK Pensions Enjoy Rebound

According to the latest figures from the Pension Protection Fund (PPF), the UK's 6,560 final-salary schemes in the private sector have moved to a surplus, following positive news on pension funding ratios in the US.