As SuperCommittee Fails, Counterintuitive Result Likely
American sovereign debt is likely to appreciate in value if the Congressional SuperCommittee cannot reach an agreement on fiscal matters.
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KPMG: Fiduciary Management Gains Steam
However, total pension assets outsourced in the United Kingdom are still a relatively paltry 4%, the study shows.
CIO Summit Australia: Risk-Balanced Investing Still in Infancy
aiCIO held an intensive half-day summit to explore how Australian asset owners can better protect themselves in the current market environment and beyond through risk-balanced approaches to investing.
Report Defines the 'Art of Risk Management'
Risk management is the art of using lessons from the past in order to mitigate misfortune and exploit future opportunities, according to a report.
Union Pensions Sue Bulge-Bracket Banks Over MF Global
Goldman Sachs, Citigroup are among those named in a lawsuit alleging misstatements regarding the European debt exposure of failed investment house MF Global.
Eurozone Turbulence Prompts Uptick in US, Emerging Market Equities
A new Bank of America Merrill Lynch study has demonstrated that -- driven by Eurozone turbulence -- money managers are fleeing to US and emerging market equities.
Integrated Markets Thwart Liquidity of China's Sovereign Wealth Fund
President of China Investment Corp. Gao Xiqing has said that as global markets are more integrated, it becomes more difficult to shed sovereign debt investments, Bloomberg reported.
CalPERS Narrows in on Compliance, Risk
Carol Moody was named senior portfolio manager for investment compliance and operational risk at the $229.4 billion California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS).
Pension De-Risking Is 'An Impossible Dream,' JP Morgan Claims, Yet Sources Highlight Inconsistencies
JP Morgan Asset Management has released a new report asserting that plan sponsors that seek to de-risk pension plans entirely are “dreaming an impossible dream," yet industry sources highlight various inconsistencies with the firm's claims.
LDI: Less Than Desirable Investing?
From aiCIO Magazine's 2011 Liability-Driven Investing Issue: Column by Arun Muralidhar of AlphaEngine Global Investment Solutions.
The LDI Skeptic
From aiCIO Magazine's 2011 Liability-Driven Investing Issue: Con Keating of BrightonRock Group.
Utter Confusion
From aiCIO Magazine's 2011 Liability-Driven Investing Issue: The first step is understanding the scope of the problem--and the potential solutions.
Should Public Plans Implement LDI?
From aiCIO Magazine's 2011 Liability-Driven Investing Issue: Wishful thinking for public pension plans – and LDI providers.
The Consultant Corner: What Best-in-Class LDI Consultants Look Like
From aiCIO Magazine's 2011 Liability-Driven Investing Issue: Hit by the unanticipated volatility of plans’ funded status and a swath of regulatory and accounting rule changes, plan sponsors, investment managers, and consultants have been forced to pay greater attention to plan assets in terms of liabilities.
Troubles in Transition
From aiCIO Magazine's 2011 Liability-Driven Investing Issue: Does the structure of the business benefit transition management providers at the expense of users?