Top Mercer Consultant Jumps to Asset Manager
The talent flow between asset managers and consultants continues apace.
Newsmakers
Blackstone, GIC and Mass Mutual to Buy 2/3 of Rothesay Life
Goldman Sachs has agreed to sell two-thirds of its pension risk transfer arm in a three-way split.
Future Fund MD Resigns to Return to the Private Sector
Another day, another public sector investment manager has resigned to return to the private sector.
Ben Bernanke vs Target Date Funds
How do target date funds cope when bonds are volatile?
Dutch Metal Workers' Fund PME Unveils Interim CIO
Two of the Netherlands’ largest pension schemes will temporarily share a CIO.
Investors Demand Clampdown on Corruption
More than 40 institutions sign up to appeal to the SEC and National Resources Canada for greater transparency from oil, gas, and mining companies.
Who Needs Fund Managers? New Equities Head at ADIA
ADIA appoints LGIM equities man to in-house team.
NYC Comptroller Candidate Vows ESG-Aware Pensions
In his race against Eliot Spitzer, Scott Stringer has promised to direct pension investments towards sustainable initiatives.
Multi-Asset: What’s Next?
In the second part of our investigation into multi-asset’s recent performance, we ask managers what steps they are taking to limit exposure to future shocks after some of their funds, including those labelled as “absolute return”, lost money during the May and June correlation spike.
With CIO Role Open, New Jersey Pension Looks to Upgrade Pay Structure
In the second of a two-part interview series on New Jersey public pension’s open directorship, search committee Chair Bob Grady delves into the recruitment process and compensation question.
GIC to Make Real Estate History in London
A Singaporean investor is about to spend big bucks in the UK capital.
Tim Walsh on Leaving Public Pensions
Walsh, the investment head of New Jersey’s $74 billion pension fund, is stepping down for a private sector position with a Chinese real estate firm - and he told aiCIO all about it.
Graphic: Emerging Markets are Up (Even Though They are Down)
Mixed messages from emerging markets—is now the time to take the plunge?
Public Pension Pioneer Retires
One of the leading voices in UK public pension hands over the baton.
Buffett on Pensions in 1975: Has Anything Changed?
Hamburgers, coin-flipping, and Vegas: the Sage of Omaha on pensions.