News that investment managers at the Texas Teacher Retirement
System received more than double what every other state agency's top
employees have received combined since 2007 has raised concerns that
top-performing executives may flee smaller funds with less robust
compensation structures.
In response to statements by a CalPERS board member that Wall Street firms seeking to invest with public pensions should disclose if they’ve supported groups critical of government funds, industry insiders have expressed concerns over first amendment rights.
Following PIMCO's decision to launch an ETF version of the world’s largest bond fund, investment consultants raise questions about the use of ETFs among institutional investors.
A property and casualty unit of bailed-out insurer American International Group Inc. is transferring billions of dollars in potential asbestos liabilities to a subsidiary of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
With Japan's nuclear disaster raising fears that the global market for nuclear reactors will not be as robust as previously expected, the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System has abandoned its purchase of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL).
According to research firm PerTrac, the economic downturn has driven investors to demand greater transparency by focusing on technologies that help them better track their performance.
As the overall hedge fund-of-funds industry has dropped from $1.25 trillion in 2008 to $910 billion as of Q2 2011, Preqin blames the changes in the industry on Bernie Madoff, saying investor caution has heightened following his multi-billion Ponzi scheme.
With $25 billion earmarked for real estate, Norway's sovereign wealth fund says there is no urgency to pursue the asset class as it anticipates better deals after 2013.
ETFs have attracted $1.2 trillion since the launch of the first mainstream ETF a decade ago, and they're continuing to gain steam among institutional investors.
As fears intensify about whether Greece will be able to repay its debts, a forum sponsored by Mercer has highlighted that pensions -- typically large bondholders -- may be forced to take a loss on their investments as a result of the European sovereign debt crisis.
As investors have fled riskier assets for bonds in recent years, the International Monetary Fund has reported that only a handful of countries are really deemed as financially safe.
