Most Active Managers Are Dysfunctional, Says Consultant
The active management industry leaves much to be desired, according to investment consulting firm Hewitt EnnisKnupp.
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The US: Better Investors or Worse Markets?
Two Federal Reserve economists give their take on America’s balance-of-payment mismatch with foreign economies.
ABP Targets More Mortgage-Backed Securities Settlements
The largest Dutch pension fund has settled a legal battle with one Wall St. giant and has more in its sights.
Top Fears Among Investors in 2013
Institutional investors have their fair share of worries for 2013, with an outlook described by bfinance as "cautiously optimistic."
Asset Owners on the Cutting-Edge of Data Management
From aiCIO's December issue: The data-management dashboard systems that are putting CIOs in the driver's seat.
Column: Thou Shalt Not Pass
From aiCIO's December Issue: Insurance companies long ago lost their relevance to asset owners. Now, astonishingly, they are relevant again.
How and Why Large Funds Are Increasingly Walking Alone
From aiCIO's December Issue: Consultants are often more of a hindrance than a help at many large funds, Elizabeth Pfeuti reports.
Gross, Dalio, Gundlach…Minerd?
From aiCIO's December Issue: Is Guggenheim Partners' Scott Minerd set to enter the Pantheon of fixed-income investing greats?
Slow Progress in Transition Management
From aiCIO's December Issue: Elizabeth Pfeuti on why there isn't much to celebrate in transition management.
Managing Editor: A Fight to the Finish
From aiCIO's December Issue: Paula Vasan explains what Hurricane Sandy meant for aiCIO.
Editor-in-Chief: Of Covers and Men
From aiCIO's December Issue: People like reading about people. Issues matter, organizations matter, but people--that's what everyone wants to read about, says Kip McDaniel.
First There Was the Libor Scandal…
...now the European lending rate is under fire from regulators.
Where Was Risk Best Rewarded in 2012?
We know “high risk” does not always equal “high return”, but where have risk-aware investors been the best compensated in 2012?
Performance-Linked Pay: A Win for Private Equity Investors
Private equity investors whose remuneration is tied to the performance of their portfolios have achieved significantly higher returns than their peers over the last five years, according to Coller Capital.
Verizon/Prudential Pension-Risk Transfer Survives Court Challenge
A lawsuit from a small number of Verizon retirees will not stop the $7.5 billion transaction, a Dallas court ruled today.