Asset Allocation

aiCIO's Year in Review: A Profile of No One

Why it's important: Because nearly everywhere except America sees pension funds moving into environmental, social, and governance investing – and every year this trend continues, America is left further behind.

Is Private Equity Back?

A reported $15 billion fund raised by New York-based Blackstone Group may signal the resurgence of a much-maligned investment strategy.

Despite Recent Raids, Hedge Funds May Escape Fed Supervision

According to an anonymous source familiar with the Federal Reserve’s thinking, hedge funds, beset with recent worries, are likely to escape the key “systemically important” designation that would be accompanied by rigorous Fed oversight.

Milliman Says Corporate Pensions Suffer Funding Drop in November

In the latest update to the Milliman 100 Pension Funding Index, which consists of 100 of the nation's largest defined benefit pensions, the global consulting and actuarial firm showed these plans experienced a $22 billion decrease in pension funded status for the month of November.

Who Is This Man?

Cover Story from aiCIO Magazine: Warren Buffett chooses an heir. Kip McDaniel & Paula Vasan report.

Ataturk Makes Good

From aiCIO Magazine: It is a curious twist of historical fate: Two bodies established to enshrine the past of an impoverished nation are the forerunners of a very wealthy future. Nick Lord reports.

Rebalancing

From aiCIO Magazine: Is the failure to rebalance an institutional portfolio “the height of irresponsibility,” or, as some think, not a failure at all? Joe Flood reports.