Stanford Investment Portfolio Generates 13.1% Annual Return, Slightly Beating Higher Ed Median Returns
Endowment gains 10.7%, grows to $24.8 billion.
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Increased Leverage Raises Risk for Canada’s Pension Funds
Leverage of six largest funds in country has risen to 24% from 19% in 2009.
University of Missouri Adjusts Endowment, Pension Asset Allocation
Adjustments made to lower risk, and in anticipation of lower returns.
U of Louisville’s Endowment Returns 12.6%
Scandal-plagued university, foundation face Moody’s downgrade.
Congress Members Introduce Bill to Protect Miners Pensions
New Act would direct Treasury to make loans to near-insolvent plans.
Royal Mail Workers Vote Overwhelmingly for Strike Over DB Pension Changes
Official dates to be determined at Thursday’s union meeting.
UK Private-Sector Pension Funding Levels Rise
DB plans show signs of fiscal improvement in September.
CIO Exclusive — Ray Dalio: Establishing My Principles
The Bridgewater founder, co-CIO, and former co-CEO reveals some of his most important principles and their foundations in an exclusive interview with CIO.
Wilshire: US Corporate Pensions Up 1.3% at End of September
Longest streak of gains in more than 30 years, firm says.
Preqin: Venture Capital Deals on Track for All-Time High
Despite lower volume, VC deal values are breaking records.
Boston College’s Endowment Returns 13.4%
Investment gains reverse fortunes of last year’s 4.3% loss, as fund hits $2.4 billion.
CIO Roundtable
Investors talk about challenges, product gaps, and innovative strategies for scaling sustainable investments.
Beyond Basic Breaches, Black Hat Conference Highlights Cybersecurity Disrupters
Machine learning is getting a lot of attention in the digital information security space.