Investors Demand Better Governance from Hedge Funds and Alternatives
Research from Carne Group finds 95% of investors want a global code of governance to be introduced.
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USS Pilots New Investment into Heathrow Airport
One of the UK’s largest pension funds will invest £392 million in the UK’s largest airport.
Ontario Teachers’ CEO Named Chancellor of Queen’s University
Jim Leech will serve a three-year term as the Canadian university’s highest officer following his retirement from the C$129.5 billion fund this December.
Pension Fund CEOs’ Room 101
Four UK pension fund CEOs choose their nemeses to banish to George Orwell’s torture chamber.
Greater Investment Skill Needed to Tackle Deficits, Investors Told
Russell Investments’ Sorca Kelly-Scholte said simple de-risking has become too expensive and the time for a more tactical, strategic approach is now.
Investors Lose Hope About Global Economic Recovery
The tide of favouable investor sentiment towards a global recovery has waned, but some assets are finding renewed popularity.
Hedge Fund Margins Squeezed by Compliance Costs
The vast majority of the $3 billion spent industry-wide on compliance has come out of managers' bottom lines, according to a survey.
How Will the Fed’s Decision Impact Emerging Markets?
UBS investment teams have declared that the global economy will continue to grow slowly, with emerging markets picking up in 2014.
What Does an Ideal Pension System Look Like?
There are some defining qualities that unite the best pension systems, according to Mercer.
Infrastructure Investors Told To Widen Their Scope
Asset manager UBS has told investors not to cherry-pick how they invest in infrastructure debt.
ConvergEx, SEC Nearing Settlement Over Transition Management Scandal
The broker is in advanced talks with regulators as they prepare charges over its alleged fleecing of transition management clients, according to the FT.
UK Pension Funds Launch Governance Index
Governance structures are occupying more of pension investors’ thoughts than ever before.
Future-Proofing Pension Risk Transfers: Worth the Cost?
Law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has advised investors seeking to buy-in or buyout to ask for more risks to be covered than just inflation, interest rate, and longevity.
Oklahoma Teachers Fires Exec. Director Over Severance Packages
The pension’s former head James Wilbanks had cut administrative staff in an effort to reduce overheads.
Cat Bonds Hit Record Issuance in 2013
Investors are still hungry for catastrophe risk - there is now $19 billion in outstanding risk capital.