With bond yields in the low-single digits and equity markets volatile, Blackstone's President and CEO Tony James argues that its time for plan sponsors to aggressively pursue alternative assets.
In the wake of General Motors’ $29 billion purchase of a group annuity from Prudential, Moody’s Investors Service has predicted that five other big players will follow suit.
A proposal to create universal retirement accounts in the US could have huge effects on the investment consulting and asset management businesses—but the devil is in the details.
As Knight Capital fights for its survival, investors should learn from its failures to protect their future capital against illiquidity, wide market fluctuations, and ultimately losses, industry commentators say.
State public pension plans in the US spent $7.8 billion on management fees in 2011, and the premium that the plans are paying for active management may not be worth its price, a new report has claimed.
Faced with a year of stock losses and record-low interest rates, New Jersey's $69.9 billion public pension system has missed its return target of 7.95% for the fiscal year as Indiana's scheme has reduced its target to the lowest among schemes nationwide.
Profit among asset management firms globally is at risk as choppy markets take a bite into profit, according to an industry analysis surveying 96 money managers worldwide.
Buyout volumes cooled off in the opening quarter of 2012, while insurers got creative with terms and de-risking strategies, according to pension de-risking consultancy JLT Pension Capital Strategies.
