NISA Hires Again for DC Lifetime Income Team
Another 401(k) expert from AllianceBernstein joins the famed LDI firm.
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Ex-CalPERS CEO Sentenced to Prison
Fred Buenrostro will spend four and a half years in jail on bribery charges after confessing to a pay-to-play scheme.
How Much Should Smart Beta Cost?
One provider thinks it should be free—at least if it doesn’t outperform traditional indexes.
War of Words Over CPPIB’s Active Strategy
An influential consultant leaps to the defense of the Canadian pension following public criticism.
UK Regulator Hires Former Asset Manager Industry Chief
Daniel Godfrey was forced out of the Investment Association in October.
Diversification Beats Portfolio Optimization: Study
Equally weighted stock portfolios consistently rank among the largest mean returns, best Sharpe ratios, and lowest turnover, according to Horizon Investments.
Orange County Pension: Meketa in, NEPC out
The Boston-based firm beat out five other bidders, and won Orange County’s grueling 56-page RFP for a new general consultant.
Ex-HP CIOs on the Ideal Asset Allocation Model
Move away from the policy portfolio and dive into factors, long-short positions, and alpha-beta separation, Ken Frier and Gretchen Tai argue.
Debunking International Investing ‘Truisms’
Popular advice on how to invest in international equity markets is often mistaken, says Parametric’s Paul Bouchey.
Citi Fined $425M Over Benchmark Manipulation
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission charged the bank and its Japanese branches with rigging interest-rate benchmarks.
Shareholders Split on Climate Change Action
An activist group is stepping up pressure on the Netherlands’ biggest listed company—but the country’s top investors are wary of extreme action.
New Mexico CIO: Don’t ‘Pander’ to Asset Managers
Investment chief Jon Grabel says public pensions should continue to be wary of investment terms that overly benefit general partners.
US Trust Wins Three OCIO Mandates
The OCIO manager has picked up assets from the Healthcare Foundation of Wilson, the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, and the BHP Billiton Foundation.
Funds-of-Funds Top Pick for Pensions in Private Equity
More than two-thirds of North American public and private sector pensions choose funds-of-funds for private equity exposures, Preqin has found.
Climate Change’s Systemic Risks
Addressing the uncertain and unpredictable effects of climate change is “the essence of risk management,” Wilshire Associates argues.