With the implementation of Dodd-Frank act’s provision on executive pay and corporate performance approaching, a majority of companies surveyed by Towers Watson are moderately concerned about having to show the relationship between pay and performance.
Venture capital performance has continued on a gradual upward trajectory as of the first quarter of 2011 according to the Cambridge Associates U.S. Venture Capital Index.
The Government of Singapore Investment Corp has expressed uncertainty about developed economies and is moving investments toward developing economies in what it calls a “challenging” investment climate.
A new OECD report shows that having weathered the financial crisis, pension fund asset levels in most countries continue to show strong growth and are on the way to returning to pre-crisis levels.
A survey from consultancy Towers Watson has shown that insurance companies are prepared to take more risks in investing, fueled by pressure from low interest rates.
As investors continue to allocate new capital to hedge funds despite volatile markets, new data from Hedge Fund Research -- which tracks asset flows and performance figures -- has shown that global hedge-fund assets rose to a record $2.04 trillion by the end of the second quarter.
New York City’s five pension plans are considering a move to consolidate their investments in private equity by unloading a $2 billion portfolio of buyout funds.
Korea Investment Corp. CEO Choi Chong-suk said the sovereign wealth fund must take advantage of favorable market conditions to increase strategic and alternative investments.
Six infrastructure funds totaling $2.8 billion closed during the second quarter, according to a Preqin study; indications suggest that an increasing number of funds will be closing during the end of 2011 and into 2012.
Doctors have claimed that councils in England are profiting from deaths through smoking by investing tens of millions of pounds of their pensions in tobacco firms.
Research released by the Emerging Markets Private Equity Association (EMPEA) reveals that the rapidly changing regulatory environment within Latin America is enabling greater institutional investment in private equity.
Amid negative economic news, institutional investment managers surveyed by Northern Trust solidified a trend toward risk aversion in the second quarter of 2011.
