Michael Lewis on…Asset Owners Getting Screwed by Big Banks
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Michael Lewis on…Government Regulation
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Michael Lewis on…Paul Volcker’s Proposals
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OMERS Strategic Investments Division Falters
The
division -- established in 2009 and touted as a best-in-class investment
structure for the world's largest pension funds -- severely
underperformed its internal benchmark this past year.
So Two Guys Walk Into a Subprime Conference in Vegas…
Book Review: Michael Lewis' latest -- and superb -- effort, "The Big Short." Review by Joe Flood.
Hermes on the Lookout for Long-Term Institutional Investors
Hermes opens its three commodities funds.
PIMCO Exec Mohamed El-Erian Discusses Key Issues in 2010
El-Erian told reporters: "We will go through a bumpy journey to get to this new normal and we do not how long it will last."
CIOs at Florida and Cornell Universities Quit
Michael Smith at UF and James Walsh at Ivy
League Cornell cite personal reasons, pursuit of new challenges.
Harvard's Endowment Rebounds With Non-U.S. ETFs
International-oriented ETFs helped boost the value of the
university's US securities at the end of last year.
£7.8 Billion of Risk Transfer Deals Completed Last Year, More Coming in 2010
Companies are increasingly outsourcing risk by offloading defined
benefit pension scheme liabilities, research from consultants Hymans
Robertson shows.
Pension Funds Encourage Companies to Honor Voluntary UN Commitment
Signatories to the compact are committed to reporting
annually on company progress in implementing
environmental, labor, social and corporate governance goals.
Movers and Shakers: 8 Consultants Join Mercers’ Alternative Investment Group
Mercer has expanded coverage in North America, Europe and Australia.
San Diego Pension Shifts Its Private Equity Portfolio
The $7 billion San Diego
County Retirement Association is working on adjusting its strategy in
alternative investments.
BT Agrees to Cut Its £9bn Pension Deficit
BT nearly tripled Q3 profit, but its pension deficit is the
biggest ever recorded by a
UK private company.
Chairman Lou Jiwei Offers Glimpse Into China’s Sovereign Wealth Fund; Singapore’s Temasek to Create $4 Billion Investment Unit
CIC's Jiwei, a computer scientist-turned-economist, says the
SWF will let its own in-house portfolio managers lead investments in
developed markets. SWF Temasek will launch a new wholly owned
subsidiary.