Newsmakers

Unmasking the Chicago School

From aiCIO Magazine's Fall 2011 Issue: If the financial crisis exposed the Chicago School’s central economic theory -- the primacy of free markets unfettered by government intervention -- to be a False God, what will take its place? Joe Flood reports.  

Goodell as SEC, Belichick as CEO

From aiCIO Magazine's Fall 2011 Issue: Does the NFL offer a playbook for the rest of the economy? A review by Editor-at-Large Joe Flood.  

Cover Story: Sacramento's Kings

From aiCIO Magazine's Fall 2011 Issue: An exclusive interview with two of the most influential chief investment officers in America - Chris Ailman of CalSTRS and Joe Dear of CalPERS.

Buy Lists: How the Sausage Is Made

 The Consultant Corner From aiCIO Magazine's Fall 2011 Issue: Are buy lists constructed in a fair and reasonable way? Or, is there more that goes on behind closed doors? 

With LDI to the Fore, It’s NISA Time

From aiCIO Magazine's Fall 2011 Issue: Every decade produces an investment manager that captures the spirit of its times. To come to terms with the elephant in the room in the risk-averse world of corporate pension plans, look no further than St. Louis, Missouri.  

Mercer: US Pension Funding Levels Plummet

New figures from Mercer show that August was a dismal month for US pension plan funding levels, which could have potential ramifications for 2012 financials.

PIMCO's Gross: I Made a Mistake

Pacific Investment Management Co. founder Bill Gross says he has "lost sleep" over a wrong call on US Treasury bond interest rates, which cost him in his Total Return bond fund.