Where Did the Short-Sellers Go?
European financial stock prices show little sign of recovery, despite short-sellers staying away.
Newsmakers
Pensions, Politics and Passion
The CIO profile: Gregg McClymont, UK Shadow Minister for Pensions talks pension reform and helping shape the retirement for millions of people.
The Power of Pensions: Global Scheme Activism at CalPERS, Japan's GPIF, Noway, Others
The clearest issue connected with a fund’s shareholder guidelines is the degree of equity investment, according to a newly released academic paper.
PIMCO to Investors: Use Anticipatory Cues to Guide Portfolio Construction
Can anticipatory cues help investors? According to Vineer Bhansali of PIMCO, the answer is yes if you know how to watch for them.
Europe Head Exits JP Morgan
JP Morgan Asset Management’s Head of Europe leaves the company as assets in the region hit $278 billion.
Overfunded, Sophisticated, Growing…and Established by the Government?
The CIO Profile: The United Kingdom’s Pension Protection Fund is 106% funded—and only getting better with age. Who said entities established by the government couldn’t function effectively?
Quantitative Easing Sinks Pension Funds
QE may have stabilised the UK economy, but pain has been felt by pension funds across the country, the NAPF has claimed.
Actuary: CalPERS Should Slash Assumed Rate to 7.25%
CalPERS Actuary Alan Milligan is recommending trimming the fund's annual return estimate to 7.25% from 7.75%.
GSAM: Better Benchmarking for Better Returns
Starting out with a more focused benchmark can help investors earn better returns, GSAM says.
MSCI Questions Efficiency of Risk-Based Diversification
The application of risk-based strategies for capturing lower volatility may be viewed as more appropriate for a long-term investment strategy than for short-term risk reduction, according to a MSCI whitepaper.
Could Royal Mail Pension Cause Flash Crash?
Almost £3 billion in UK equity futures could be about to be unwound into the market – what might the impact be?
Paper: Investors Need Better Balance of Investment/Business Sides, Extremes Are Worrisome
Investment firms must do a better job of being both 'asset gatherers' and 'investors' to build and sustain a business, according to Janie Kass of Margolis Advisory Group.
Frank Quits Cardano for New Venture
A prominent European risk and liability management specialist has left one of the market-leading firms to launch his own venture in the investment sector.
PIMCO Advises Investors to Embrace Options Market
The options market allows investors to prosper amid uncertainty, Josh Thimons of Pacific Investment Management Co. (PIMCO) explains in a recent paper.
Paper: Norway Sovereign Fund Offers Best Insights to Investors on SRI
Institutional investors should look toward the sovereign wealth funds of Norway and New Zealand in their quest for sustainable investing, according to a recent paper.