Did UK Pensions Pay Too Much After QE1?
QE1’s impact on scheme funding may have been exaggerated, research suggests.
Newsmakers
The Rise of Mega-Defined Contribution
From aiCIO magazine's April issue: Kip McDaniel on the emerging DC giants, and the unassuming group behind their ascendance.
Irish Government Faces €280m Pension Bill after Court Ruling
Top European court rules government was obliged to protect Waterford Crystal employees after the company and its pension became insolvent.
What’s Danish for “Outperform”? ATP Has 17th “Satisfactory” Quarter
Listed domestic equities help Danish giant secure DKK 3.3 billion for Q1.
Corporate Pensions Not Actually Bottomless Money Pits, Says Report
After record-breaking contributions and shortfalls in 2012, Milliman data shows that average funding status has finally improved.
Cardano Departures and Pension Hires
The spring carousel continues – departures and appointments in the UK and Netherlands.
Trinity Mirror Cuts Employer Contributions by a Third
UK Regulator approves reduction to newspaper giant’s contributions as its pension deficit balloons to £300m.
Why People Don’t Buy Annuities: They’re Confusing.
Liquidity lust isn’t the major barrier to annuity purchase, researchers have found. It’s complexity.
Trickett Joins Zurich Pension after Goldman Sojourn
Towers Watson and Goldman heavyweight returns to the pension fold.
Harvard Study: Boards, Not Shareholders, Are Short-Term Thinkers
The long-held view that insulating corporate boards from shareholders protects against short-termism is nonsense, according to a study out of Harvard’s law school.
Israel Pushes For Sovereign Wealth Fund to Protect Shekel
Production of natural gas leads parliament to vote in favour of a SWF.
Photo Gallery: 2013 CIO Summit, New York City
Two days, three fireside chats, nine panels, and 92 photos later, a retrospective look at the fourth-annual CIO Summit.
aiCIO Summit: LDI or Pension Risk Management?
A star example of the LDI trend, CenturyLink Investment Management, isn’t actually practicing LDI, according to two managers at the conference.
aiCIO Summit: How to Help Traders Capture More Alpha
Conference hears that portfolio manager instructions can be overly specific.
Royal Mail’s Degaute Gives Way to New Generation
Royal Mail CEO stands aside as two of aiCIO’s Forty Under Forty take over.