Sharpen your Resumés: Norway is Hiring
The Norway Pension Fund Global needs economists to guide its strategies.
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APG Extends Indian Affair
The largest European pure-play pension investor has plunged more money into India.
Sac. County Partners with Pantheon on Secondaries Play
CIO Scott Chan foresees a glut of infrastructure assets arriving to market, and has a plan to capitalize on it.
A ‘Made-in-Ontario’ Proposal for a Canada Pension Problem
The Ontario
Ministry of Finance proposed the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan as Canada’s
first mandatory provincial retirement plan for public employees.
Beyond Rational: Investor Sentiment and Risk Perceptions
Investors judge risk and returns on sentiment and behavioral patterns, not just the rationality of prices, research has found.
The Best CIO Job Ever?
The UN is hiring a New York-based assistant secretary-general for investments, and yes, it just might come with diplomatic plates.
Local Government Pensions Mull Active Management Withdrawal
UK government issues proposals to restrict local authority access to active asset managers.
Putnam: DC Outcomes About Behavior, Not Salary
Even being rich can’t supplant the benefit of access to a workplace savings plan, Putnam’s annual retirement income survey found.
CalPERS: Detroit Ruling Threatens All US Public Pensions
The largest US pension fund wants a bankruptcy court decision reversed.
Largest London Pension Loses CIO
Alex Gracian has left the London Pension Funds Authority.
RPMI Railpen Hires Chief Investment Risk Officer
The £20 billion pension scheme has hired Richard Williams as part of a
new investment leadership team.
Can Risk Premia Really Capture Alpha?
It’s time to put the theory into practice and find out, MSCI research says.
PIMCO: Equities Team Expanding; No Asset Bubbles
One of the
firm’s new deputy CIOs talks new hires to expand PIMCO’s equity unit as bond
king Bill Gross comments on long-term policy rates.
New Mandate Assets Climb as Alternatives Take Hold
Investor confidence may be improving as allocations to new managers are on the rise.
An SWF Deputy's Guide to the (Risk) Galaxy
A review of new book by David Iverson, head of asset allocation for New Zealand Super, on belief clarity, signs of bad governance, and uniting asset classes with risk factors.