Asset Allocation
Poll: Global Pension Plans Seek Active Equity Management
Study: Wilshire TUCS Plans Bounce Back From Dismal 2008
Study: From 2000 to 2008, Climate-Change Funding More Than Doubles
Survey: Portfolio Liquidity a Top 2010 Priority
Mercer Survey: Equities Boost US Pension Ratios
A Mercer study shows the improvement in financial markets last year added billions to companies' balance sheets.
Survey: Japan Pensions Rise From Financial Crisis to Post 11.5% Profit
Survey: University Endowments Fall 19%
Survey: Nearly 50% of Money Managers Ignore Climate Risks
Survey: American Pensions Shun Risk
Survey: North American Investors View Private Equity More Favorably Than European, Asian Peers
According to the latest Global Private Equity Barometer from Coller Capital, 75% of Asian and European private equity investors were unsatisfied, while the same percentage of North Americans were satisfied.
Endowments and Foundations Balance Returns and Risk Management, Liquidity
A new Pyramis Pulse survey shows that endowments and foundations, often lumped together for the sake of simplicity, increasingly are turning to different asset allocations and risk management procedures to protect themselves from the dreaded fat tail.
Canadian Pensions Both Worried, Proud
A new poll shows that, while Canadian pension plan sponsors are worried about meeting their liabilities, they still are confident that the national retirement system is better equipped to handle future challenges than the rest of the world.
Study: European Asset Owners Increasingly Favor Fundamental Equity Strategies
The study also shows that European institutions have not altered their overall equity allocation drastically, although they remain significantly more conservative then their British counterparts.
Survey: With US Equities Unpopular, Corporate Bonds and Emerging Markets Hot
A recent survey by Bank of America Merrill Lynch shows that 30% of large pension plans, endowments, and foundations are reducing their exposure to much-maligned U.S. equities, choosing instead to enter corporate bonds and emerging markets.