DC Participants Record Little Investment Responsibility
An
AllianceBernstein survey showed DC participants in the UK felt only slightly accountable for
their pension investments and were vague on their retirement
dates.
Newsmakers
Insourcing Is Flawed Path to Innovation, Researchers Say
Collaboration between asset owners has a better chance of producing inventive, viable ideas, according to Ashby Monk and Gordon Clark.
Verizon Promotes New CIO From Within
Brady Connor, formerly the pension’s chief operating officer, has replaced retiring CIO Ron Lataille.
AP1 Hires PIMCO Business Development Head as CIO
Mikael Angberg will take up is position on December 9.
CFO, COO Swap Jobs at CCPIB
The two Canada Pension Plan Investment Board executives will move into one another’s positions as part of a senior management revamp.
DB vs DC Savings: About 3% per Year
That’s the payroll difference for plan sponsors who choose to freeze their pension plans, according to a study.
New York Public Library Endowment Reaches $1B Milestone
The venue for aiCIO’s Industry Innovation Awards caps off a successful year by exceeding $1 billion in assets for the first time.
SAUL's Penny Green to Step Down by End of 2014
SAUL’s steadfast CEO is to call it a day after 16 years at the helm.
A Short (Financial) Quiz of the Year
Inflows, outflows, ups, and downs—can you remember what has happened in 2013?
CIO Profile: Why I’m Expanding My Asset Classes
Peter Hansson, CIO of Sweden’s SPK pension fund, talks through his decision to diversify across up to 10 asset classes from his current three.
The Spillover Benefits of Hedge Fund Activism
After one company is targeted by activist
investors, its industry peers tend to proactively make policy and governance
changes to ward off similar attacks, according to a study.
The Risk Whisperers
From aiCIO magazine's November issue: How leading-edge managers have cut across silos, making risk factors the lingua franca of liability management. Leanna Orr reports.
Coming To America
From aiCIO magazine's November issue: Why Europe’s asset managers want America’s liabilities. Charlie Thomas reports.
Doug Brown Goes Nuclear
From aiCIO magazine's November issue: Exelon's CIO Doug Brown on using LDI to take down nuclear plants in America.
How to Not Use Liability-Driven Investing: The UPS Way
From aiCIO magazine's November issue: Sage Um reports on CIO Brian Pellegrino's choice not to implement an LDI program.