GSAM Chair: Russia Shouldn’t Let a Crisis Go to Waste
The Cyprus crisis may be a great opportunity for Russia to revamp its image to investors, according to the head of Goldman Sachs Asset Management.
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Funding DB Plans More Expensive Than Ever
Employer contributions hit a new high in 2012, according to data from the Office for National Statistics.
Graphic: The World Map of Retirement
Where does your nation sit on the pension map?
Boom Time in the Secondary PE Market
Established managers have more capital than ever, with institutional investors predicting 2013 will be the biggest year yet for the industry.
Graphic: The Latest Periodic Table of Hedge Fund Returns
It’s back. We have the latest version of the wildly popular Periodic Table of Hedge Fund returns, updated with 2013 year-to-date returns.
State Street Settles Final Transition Management Appeal
The latest chapter in the State Street transition management affair has closed...will the Financial Services Authority open another?
Moody’s Overhauling Role of Pensions in Credit Ratings
Some municipal public pensions will be reviewed for a possible downgrade, the ratings agency says.
Investors Keen on Emerging Markets, US Treasuries Not So Much
Maybe it was the wine, maybe it’s markets, but attendees at the Commonfund Forum were optimistic about institutional fortunes in 2013.
University Pension Burdens Rise 25% in 2012
Some of the greatest institutions for learning are facing deeper holes in their pension provision.
Prudential Builds Out Pension Risk Transfer Team
The insurance and annuity provider has added a former UBS investment banker to lead its research/marketing efforts.
“Rubicon Crossed” as Europe Demands Savers Bail Out Cyprus
Instability returns to Europe as the line that would never be crossed – is crossed.
Pension Veteran Joins Boutique Fund House
One of the best-known figures in European pension investment joins one of aiCIO’s best-known columnists.
Asset Management Revenue “Feeble,” Despite Bull Markets
Consultancy Casey Quirk has found that asset management firms failed to capitalize on the market riches of 2012.
How Carry Can Help (or Hurt) Your Pension
Low-yielding bonds can produce attractive risk-adjusted returns even if interest rates do not fall further.
Is This the Toughest Job in Pensions?
The UK’s lifeboat for bankrupt company schemes has announced a new hire for the post that could be seen as the hardest in the industry.