Norway Steps Up Investor Pressure
The world’s largest owner of listed stocks appears to mean business on corporate governance.
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KKR, Blackstone, TPG Settle Collusion Suit for $325M
Carlyle
Group remains the sole defendant facing trial for allegedly limiting
competition in leveraged buyout deals before the financial crisis.
UAW Health Trust Loses Alts Specialist to Hedge Fund
After less than a year, Marina Mekhlis has left the $50-plus billion fund for GoldenTree Asset Management.
SAUL Appoints CEO Successor to Green
The pension and administration group has appointed a new commander-in-chief.
How Rate Increases Could Push Liabilities Higher
As with so much in finance, it’s about looking to the long term.
How to Capture Alpha through Beta
Alpha and
skill are not synonymous, and what was once alpha can be acquired as beta,
according to Towers Watson.
McKinsey: Alternatives Are Now Mainstream
Investors
facing “structural forces” will increasingly turn to alternatives for values “beyond
alpha,” McKinsey & Co. has said.
UK Pensions Get Trigger Happy
Equity funds need to find new buyers as the UK’s largest pensions move out of the market.
Profile: Troubleshooting Short-Termism, One Country at a Time
The UK’s asset management trade body is opening its doors to institutions beyond its shores to help “make investment better”.
Which European Universities Open Doors in Fund Management?
Sending your children to the right institution could guide them to a career in asset management.
Financial Reforms Are a House of Cards, Study Says
US
regulators have built reform laws based on an incomplete understanding of the
causes of the financial crisis, academics have said.
Institutional Managers Stepping into Retail (and Winning)
Retail investors are looking for more options—and institutional managers have what they want, research has shown.
Are You Reducing Too Much Risk?
Asset owners
may miss out on attractive yield by blowing certain risks out of proportion,
Morningstar has said.
CalPERS and UBS Form $500M Infrastructure Partnership
The largest
US public pension plan will pursue infrastructure opportunities with UBS across global markets in the next few years.
Emerging Market Inflows Surge to 18 Month High
High yield and money market funds are out as investors look further afield for returns.