The Weird and Wonderful of LDI
From aiCIO magazine's November issue: Charlie Thomas reports on investors turning to ETFs within their LDI strategies.
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Jagdeep Singh Bachher Believes in a De-Risked World
From aiCIO magazine's November issue: Alberta Investment Management Corporation's Jagdeep Singh Bachher talks better governance and better risk management.
Around the World with LDI
From aiCIO magazine's November issue: What innovation in liability-driven investing looks
like—according to geographical region. Elizabeth Pfeuti reports.
A Third of US Public Plans Pessimistic About Funding
A Milliman report has found a third of public final salary plans have lowered their actuarial interest rate assumptions, even though it has hit funding levels.
Cardano Challenges Outsourcing Competitors with Five-Year Results
Fiduciary management has paid off for some pensions—will other providers publish their results too?
How to Get the Most from Active Management (And Lower the Active Risks)
A research note from Hewitt EnnisKnupp on how best to implement concentrated active equity strategies.
MassMutual Chalks up First Buyout since Rothesay Life Deal
The Massachusetts-based insurer has announced a sizeable bulk annuity deal with North Carolina manufacturer SPX.
TABB Warns Regulators Further Dark Pool Rules Risk Hurting Investors
Proposed regulatory reforms should encourage transparency, but not at the expense of investor choice, the research firm has argued.
Good Governance Leads to 14% Outperformance
Research from PIRC and Inalytics has indicated that investing in companies with good governance significantly benefits your returns.
Wyoming Pension Plan Hires New CIO
Sam Masoudi, former managing director of Tulane’s endowment fund, will serve as CIO to the $7 billion defined benefit plan from December 2013.
Why US Investors Are Turning to Global Bonds
Vanguard has found foreign fixed-income securities are helping US investors diversify portfolios, reduce risk, and hedge currencies in total return strategies.
Dalio: Less Alpha, Disappointing Equities Market, and QE’s Failures
CEO of Bridgewater Associates Ray Dalio isn’t too optimistic for investors and global economic growth.
Government Pension Fund Merger Edges Closer
The so-called Chilterns Local Government Pension Fund could launch next summer, aiCIO hears.
Investors Drop to Lowest Bond Allocations Since 2006
Investors don’t want bonds…but equities are too expensive.
Advisory Start-Up Looks to Capitalize on Insourcing
As direct, in-house investing threatens the external management model, two boutiques have teamed up to advise funds on better places to funnel those assets.