Number of FTSE Firms Providing Final Salary Benefits Drops
Researchers have found that the number of defined benefit pension schemes in the UK has continued to plummet over the past year.
Asset Allocation
Survey Shows Investor Pessimism Shifts to Japan, US
A new study shows fund managers are moving out of Japan and the US and into Europe.
Survey: Infrastructure Investors Step Up Investment; Find PE Model Inappropriate
While more investors are looking to invest in the asset class, many are questioning whether the management fees and fund carry structure of private equity are appropriate.
In Quest for Growth, Netherlands Pension Manager to Up Asian Property Investment
Seeking to benefit from rising housing demand in the world's fastest-growing regions, the asset manager for Netherlands' largest pension fund will increase property investments in Asia.
Nominations Now Open for 2010 ai5000 Industry Innovation Awards
Industry Innovation Awards for the world's top asset owners, including endowments, foundations, pensions, insurance, and sovereign wealth funds.
Connecticut, Montana Pensions Plan Asset-Liability Reviews
Connecticut will carry out an asset allocation and liability study for each of its six state pension funds, while the Montana Board of Investments has commissioned an asset-liability study for the $2.5 billion Montana Teachers' Retirement System.
Mexico Pensions to Double PE Exposure
The country's 14 private pension funds, or Afores, are positioning themselves to invest more heavily in real estate and infrastructure bets.
HFs Rebound in US Fixed-Income Trading
Hedge fund managers, which now account for one-fifth of all trading volume in the US Treasury bond market, are refocusing their attention on more liquid products, a new study by Greenwich Associates confirms.
Norway's SWF Posts Q2 Loss Due to European Debt Crisis, BP Spill
The Government Pension Fund Global returned -5.4% (-155 billion kroner) in the second quarter of 2010, weighted down by a decline in global equity markets.
Korea Teachers Pension CIO Looks Toward Emerging Nations
The nation’s second-largest public pension fund shifts away from investing in slower-growing developed countries.
Despite CPPIB Investment Loss, Strong Contributions Lift Assets
The value of CPPIB's investments has declined US$1.6 billion in the first fiscal quarter, yet the Toronto-based board has enjoyed rising assets, helped by strong
contributions.
Wisconsin Reviews Strategy Implementation
Next
step for the Madison-based investment board of the Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS):
"Determining which strategy the board will use for inflation protection
and how we'll go about achieving leverage," says the board's Vicki
Hearing.
Despite Tough Quarter, Institutions Plan to Increase HF Allocations
While almost a third of institutional investors plan to increase hedge fund investment over the next year, fewer investors are satisfied with hedge fund performance compared to last year.
LGIMA’s Bender Sees Further American LDI Growth
On the tail of the firm's Long Duration Credit Strategy’s three-year
mark – in which it outperformed the Barclays Capital US Long Credit
Index – LGIMA’s US fixed-income head sees further LDI mandate growth in
North America.
MassPRIM Must Exit Iranian Holdings
Legislation passed by the Massachusetts Governor gives the $42 billion fund one year to study and exit any investments that directly or indirectly support the Iranian oil industry.