Back From the Brink: How Risk Management Saved a Global Insurer
CIO Profile: Tom Rogers, head of strategy implementation in investment management, Zurich Insurance Group, tells how the company’s own crisis helped it through the recent financial one.
Newsmakers
Which Country Has the Best Pension? (And Why?)
Pension provision depends on where you live and what you do – but which country offers its citizens the best overall package?
Fitch: Many Endowments Following Harvard to a Weak 2012
After two years of strong gains throughout the university endowment space, 2012 is looking rather more tepid, says Fitch Ratings.
Ex-State Street Transition Manager Jumps the Fence
Ex-SSGM transition head Ross McLellan plans to aid asset owners in assessing transition costs via his new consulting firm.
How Pensions Are Hurting Industrial Companies
Pensions are throwing a spanner in the works for companies already struggling against the downturn.
Touchy Subject: Institutional Investors on CEO Pay
Asset owners and managers have a lot to say on CEO pay, and it's mostly opposite of corporate stances, according to a recent survey.
Custodians Hike Charges for Safe Haven Deposits
Fees, fees, and more fees – investors bear the cost of keeping their assets safe.
NJ Sen. Seeks to Ban Pensions from Hedge Fund Investments
A bill that would prohibit New Jersey's public pension funds from investing in hedge funds or derivative contracts is currently winding its way through the Legislature.
Power: The Squandered Asset?
A paper by two Norwegian institutional investment experts argues that asset owners should get active in corporate governance.
Institutional Managers: Romney or Obama, US Markets to Rise
Whatever the election outcome, a Northern Trust survey showed managers are bullish on the United States’ housing and equity markets.
Are Sovereign Wealth Funds Different?
Yes—when investing short-term, according to a study by two Italian researchers.
QE, Poor Returns, and Social Unrest
Thought Quantitative Easing was just harming government bond yields? Think again.
Endowment Investors Might Learn a Lot From Keynes
Keynes made a major contribution to the development of professional asset management, and today's investors should take heed, a newly published paper asserts.
Florida Pension Suffers $19.2B Funding Hole; Maintains 7.75% Assumptions
Despite the Florida Retirement System facing a massive underfunding shortfall, the scheme will retain its 7.75% investment return assumption.
GPIF vs. Canadian, US Models. Who Wins?
One academic paper aims to analyze how Japan's pension--the world's largest--compares with other schemes worldwide.