Placement Agent Fee Millions Scrutinized at NC Pension
An investigation into the third largest US public pension fund has allegedly revealed an
excess of $100 million paid to placement agents in the past five years.
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Hess Up, Ford In as Towers Shifts Investment Chiefs
Chris Ford, one of aiCIO’s Knowledge Brokers, takes the investment helm at Towers Watson.
Venture Capital (and How You're Doing it Wrong)
Scale, time-horizons, and engagement—a new paper attempts to crack the VC code.
PwC: Asset Management to Surpass $100 Trillion by 2020
The industry's AUM is projected to nearly double, with North America still dominating at $49 trillion.
US Corporate Pension Funding Dips Back to 84.2% in 2014
Corporate
pension plans’ funding ratios backtracked in January due to sharp reversals in
equity markets and interest rates, according to Russell Investments.
Regulator Tightens Screw on Transition Management
Citing scandals and senior management acquiescence, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority tells how transition management should change.
Top Bank Strategist Joins Danish Pension
The growing Industriens Pension has secured the services of one of the region’s top analysts.
Korea’s $400B Pension Looks to Hire to Foreign Investment Staff
The fund, which has satellite offices in New York and London, plans to double its investment team.
Investors Put Bond Realignment as Primary Goal in 2014
A survey found
asset owners seek to restructure their fixed-income portfolios, increase
exposures to real assets, and continue to explore alternative investment
options.
Federated Builds Out Active Equity Team
The fund manager is looking to do for equities products what liability-driven investing did for fixed income.
Lazard, Russell, Redington Take Top Honours at aiCIO European Innovation Awards
Who else has picked up a prize for pushing the boundaries at this year’s European awards?
Global Pension Fund Assets Hit $32 Trillion in 2013
Pension
asset increases are encouraging news of a global economic recovery, Towers
Watson found.
Are You a Data Laggard or a Leader?
State Street has found asset owners who invest in data management can improve their tactical investment strategies.
Danish Regulator Warns on Alts Investment
As Danish pension funds invest €152 billion in alternatives, their watchdog calls for greater levels of risk assessment.
Cardano, LGT, BlackRock Named as Finalists for aiCIO European Innovation Awards
Amundi, Principal Global Investors, and JP Morgan have been noted by European asset owners as bringing something new to the table.