Newsmakers

Portfolio performance can be enhanced across market environments using a dynamic portfolio construction framework, according to a new research paper.  

The most difficult part is the design of an effective pay-for-performance scheme in the investment function, writes Keith Ambachtsheer from the University of Toronto. 

US pension deficits have eased, but the battle lies ahead for large companies facing economic headwinds. 

The CFTC is reviewing oversight in response to MF Global's collapse, yet its Commissioner also claims that because MF Global did not result from a lack of regulation, he is puzzled by the Commission’s attempts to regain public confidence through new regulation. 

The Profile: Lars Rohde, CEO of ATP, on the Danish fund's breakout year. 

Because of the size of contributions, plan sponsors may be more sensitive to their timing than in other years, research by Russell Investments shows. 

College and university endowments in the United States made gains in the fiscal year that ended in June, however, many are still struggling to make up their 2008 and 2009 losses.  

The cognitive tendency among investors to get caught up in the endowment effect -- a mental roadblock that can cause investors to hold onto something too long -- applies to shares, bonds, and funds in a portfolio, a newly released report by Morningstar concludes. 

Even those managers that outpace their benchmarks for extended periods of time inevitably suffer missteps, according to a new whitepaper by Rogerscasey. 

Jim Dunn of Wake Forest University speaks with aiCIO on his commitment to running the $1.5 billion university portfolio, and -- compared to its public pension counterparts -- the greater tools, control, and flexibility granted within the endowment arena.   

With an $8 billion pension bill putting a dire strain on New York City's finances, Mayor Mike Bloomberg has asserted that state legislatures should support the governor's pension proposal.  

New research from Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. (GMO) explores the anomalies in investment strategies that generate returns greater than expected in light of their perceived risks, warning investors to be cautious of perceived inefficiencies in the market.