Photo Gallery: aiCIO Industry Innovation Awards 2011
Photographs from our second annual dinner held to honor
asset managers, servicers, and owners for their pioneering work in the field of
pension, E&F, and sovereign fund investing.
News
Pension Trustee Cautions on the Measure of Risk Behind Risk Parity
Risk parity has grown in popularity within the institutional investor world, yet many practitioners are putting clients at risk, according to at least one pension trustee.
Survey: LDI Reaches Five-Year Peak
As a new poll by SEI shows that nearly two-thirds of poll respondents are currently utilizing a Liability-Driven Investing (LDI) strategy, the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has recruited four LDI managers.
eSecLending Hits Zenith With $2.5 Trillion in Assets Auctioned
Following a strong Q4 auction performance, eSecLending has achieved an industry milestone with $2.5 trillion in assets auctioned.
CalSTRS Names Global Macro Hedge Fund Advisor
Lyxor Asset Management has been selected to help the California State Teachers' Retirement System develop its new Global Macro Hedge Fund strategy.
GASB Urges Greater Transparency Over State, Local Government Pension Obligations
A proposal by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) seeks “to better enable taxpayers, bondholders, and other interested parties to assess the government's financial condition."
MassPRIM Names Russell as FX Transaction Manager
Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management board has hired Russell Implementation Services to manage portions of the foreign-exchange transactions.
Prudential Finalizes Longevity Reinsurance Transaction With Deutsche Bank
Prudential has broadened its international reinsurance business, completing a UK-focused longevity reinsurance transaction with Deutsche Bank.
Norway Oil Fund Blacklists Funds Based on Ethics
Norway's Ministry of Finance has excluded Pennsylvania-based company FMC Corporation and the Canadian-based Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan (Potash) from the Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG) investment universe.
Mexican Pensions Take Pride in Success in the Face of Market Turbulence
Mexican pension fund association Amafore reports that the country's schemes have shown an average real return of 2.6% this year through October.
After MF Global Collapse, CFTC Approves Client-Funds Rule
The CFTC has finalized a final rule that implements restrictions on the use of client-money.
S&P Puts 15 Eurozone Sovereigns On CreditWatch With Negative Implications
Standard & Poor's has revealed that the debt crisis has prompted 15 Eurozone nations to be put on review for possible downgrade.
Pensions Suffer Due to Lack of Clarity Over Infrastructure
Pension funds have suffered as a result of a lack of understanding about leverage, timing, and pricing when it comes to infrastructure investing, according to bfinance.
Prudential Sheds Positive Light on Stable-Value
A whitepaper by Prudential Retirement outlines the benefits of stable-value investment strategies.
Report: Insured Pension Risk Transfer Solutions Stand to Rescue Struggling DB Plans
Dietrich & Associates, a US pension risk transfer advisory firm, has released a new whitepaper with the goal of evolving the conversation surrounding pension risk and liability driven investing.