Russell LDI Expert Departs for Competitor
Insight Investment has strengthened its liability-driven investment team.
Newsmakers
Hedge Fund Managers’ Average Pay Climbs to $2.4 Million
Large fund managers’ average pay jumped 8% in 2014 as competition for talent and capital inflows increased.
Women in Pensions: An Exception to the Gender Imbalance?
European pensions beat their capital market partners in top-level female representation, a survey has revealed.
Royal London CIO to Exit After 10 Years
Power 100 alumnus Robert Talbut is to leave Royal London Asset Management at the end of 2014.
PIMCO Rehires Two Staff as Post-Gross Rebuild Continues
Nobel Laureate Michael Spence has returned to the fund management giant just eight months after leaving.
Slow Progress on SWF Governance Standards
Only
nine of 31 sovereign funds fully complied with the governance and disclosure
standards of the Santiago Principles, according to GeoEconomica.
Hermes: Why Emerging Markets Will Avoid Another Crisis
Chief Economist Neil Williams argues emerging markets are better positioned to handle interest rate rises in the US.
What Crisis? Fund Management Bonuses Approach 2007 Peak
Fund managers' compensation is on the up, as hedge fund and investment banking incentives stagnate, say consultants.
China SWF Chief to Lead Investment Bank
Ding Xuedong, chairman and CEO of the $650
billion China Investment Corporation, will take on the chief role at one of
China’s largest investment banks.
Female Bankers See Pay Plummet in Early 30s
Women begin to out-earn men in their late 20s, then median compensation falls hard and stays low for years.
The Power Lunch
What happens when you put the most powerful investors around a table? We took the 300 Club to lunch to find out.
A Separate Account by Any Other Name
Ermitage Highbury? PAAMCO 1848? OZ Eureka? What actually goes behind choosing these bespoke names for separate accounts?
UPS’ Public Markets Chief Leaves for Endowment
Ed Hetherington has accepted a similar role at the University of North Carolina Management Company.
Investment Deputy to Join NJ Pension
The $80 billion fund has a new second-in-command arriving with a private-sector background.
Graphic: Central Bank Fears Decades of Negative Real Rates
The Bank of England’s chief economist has painted a dark picture of the UK economy for decades.