Buffeted by lower interest rates and a volatile stock market, a report released by BNY Mellon has found that the funded status of US corporate pension plans is at its lowest level since 2007.
Decisive votes in San Diego and San Jose to lessen the burden of public sector pensions may prove a bellwether for public plans across the United States.
The Russian Direct Investment Fund and China Investment Corporation have announced their decision to create a joint investment fund that could be worth as much as $4 billion.
A former investment officer at the San Diego County Employees' Retirement Association has sued the scheme over his termination as his proponents cite a pattern of hostility and retaliation toward so-called whistleblowers. The San Diego County Civil Service Commission, however, found SDCERA's actions were just.
Britt Harris, the chief investment officer of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, is taking part in the exclusive Bilderberg Meetings, an historically secretive conference that has encountered scrutiny and backlash for allegedly aggregating only the rich and powerful.
AQR Capital Management has presented its first annual AQR Insight Award to Bryan Kelly, Ph.D., of the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and Seth Pruitt, Ph.D., of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors for their unpublished research in predicting market returns more accurately over one-month and one-year time horizons.
The Board of Trustees of the Illinois Teachers’ Retirement System has approved the hiring of State Street Global Markets, JP Morgan, Credit Suisse, Citi Group, and Loop Capitol to handle transition management services.