A report from Wilshire Associates has shown that while funding for US state pension plans improved in 2010 as the economy recovered, state plans still fell short of assumed rates.
A Deutsche Bank report shows hedge funds are on an upward trend in 2011, with investors predicting $210 billion of net inflows into the hedge fund industry this year.
A new report by Preqin has found that 2010 has been the second year running in which assets under management among sovereign wealth funds have increased by 11%.
A new report by the Center for Economic and Policy Research urges a closer look at shortfalls faced by state and local pension funds, arguing that most states face pension shortfalls that are manageable, especially if the stock market does not face another sudden reversal.
In order to meet local companies' demand for capital, China's securities regulator has urged the government to allow more funds to participate in the country's securities market.
Despite fears about investment in the Middle East, turmoil in the region is likely to accelerate growth, making the region increasingly attractive for investors, according to ING Investment Management.
The latest Credit Suisse Annual Hedge Fund Investor Survey has revealed that a focus on risk management issues is continuing to grow, with investors increasingly concerned about high standards of due diligence.
Wang Jianxi, executive vice president of the China Investment Corp., has said he is awaiting a government fund injection while warning about the inflationary problems in emerging markets, calling them "serious."
Patrick Thomson, head of J.P. Morgan Asset Management's sovereign wealth fund client group, notes that he sees opportunity in real estate and that as a long-term investor, conflict in the Middle East has not spurred huge changes in investment policy.
According to a report from Russell Investments, public corporations with worldwide defined benefit plan liabilities of more than $20 billion each experienced a large increase in both assets and liabilities in 2010.
Even with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s proposed public pension reforms, Moody’s Investors Service warned that the state's pension system, which is already the 7th-lowest funded in the US, will continue to deteriorate.
The top 10 hedge funds, measured by total dollar returns since they started, made profits for their investors of $28 billion in the second half of last year.
