Commerzbank De-Risks $1.6 Billion from Dresdner Kleinwort Pension
Buy-in with PIC is largest deal of the year so far.
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At Pension Bridge: How Susan Oh Is Raising Diversity Awareness for Female Investors
PSERS’s risk parity director tells what prompted her passionate mission.
At Pension Bridge: How a Utah Pension Plan Invests in Farmland
Organization’s head of agriculture and real assets explains what drove the fund to the space.
UK Government Leaves Universities on Their Own to Deal with Increased Public Pension Costs
Opponents call the ruling ‘deeply worrying’ for the future of the country’s higher education institutions.
TRS Expands Diversity Recruiting by Partnering with Howard U
Albright: ‘Any number of Howard students may be tomorrow’s investments superstars – and we want them playing on our team for our members’ long-term financial security.’
Goldman Puts Number on Odds of a Recession: Just 10%
Wall Street firm credits the Fed’s about-face for sunnier view.
At Pension Bridge: CIOs Debate Passive vs. Active, What Worries Them
At conference, Texas, Nebraska, and Minnesota chiefs mull over deep questions about how they deploy their capital
At Pension Bridge: New Hawaii CIO Speaks on Hedge Funds
Elizabeth Burton finds value in a selective approach to an asset class that hasn’t done well lately.
New Illinois Bill Would Consolidate more than 650 Police and Fire Pensions
Debates ensue over projected returns, transition costs, and throwing the fund’s impeccable funded ratio off-balance.
Senators Grill the Feds After Allowing Retirees to Receive Lump-Sum Benefits
Retirees sometimes left devoid of important information in buyout decision–making process, lawmakers argue.
ESG Grows More Popular with Asset Managers
Some 75% of asset owners and 62% of asset managers hold ESG funds, BNP Paribas study says.
Consolidation Among Top Priorities for UK’s PLSA
Pension industry trade group releases four-year work plan.
Mass PRIM CIO, Cliff Asness Talk Career Lessons at Pension Bridge
Michael Trotsky reveals early challenges at the Bay State fund, Cliff Asness describes vexations of serving on an endowment committee.
Pension Bridge: 3 State Pension Plans Bare All on Funding Messes
At Pension Bridge, Dick Ingram, Dominic Garcia, and Glen Grell reveal how their programs ended up underfunded.