"Investors who wish to reduce portfolio volatility can usually achieve a reduction through investments in fixed-income rather than sacrificing expected returns by investing in a low-volatility strategy," according to a new paper released by Dimensional Fund Advisors.
UK Chancellor George Osborne has announced that a total of £6.3 billion of public money and up to £20 billion of private funding from pension funds will be invested in infrastructure projects, and while consultants generally commend the decision, they also express skepticism.
The UK's National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) has warned that unless details on pension charges are described in plain English, many people would have little faith in their new pension, and would simply choose to abandon it.
A new compensation study conducted by the Options Group reveals that annual compensation for employees at big Wall Street firms could fall up to 30% from a year earlier.
aiCIO held an intensive half-day summit to explore how Australian asset owners can better protect themselves in the current market environment and beyond through risk-balanced approaches to investing.
Carol Moody was named senior portfolio manager for investment compliance and operational risk at the $229.4 billion California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS).
From aiCIO Magazine's 2011 Liability-Driven Investing Issue: Liability-driven investing, like aviator sunglasses and sweatbands, is cool. We just forgot about it for a generation.
