Pension funds such as CalSTRS and others in the industry say that moves by US regulators to soften Dodd-Frank Act rules designed to protect less-sophisticated customers in swap trades is a signal that legislation is moving in the right direction.
Institutional investors are growing louder in addressing climate change risk via asset allocation and other initiatives, consulting firm Mercer has demonstrated.
The shortfall in deficit-stricken UK pension schemes hits record levels, and worse could be still to come as the European economic situation stagnates.
The lack of an established market to trade longevity risk may stymie the current flurry of deals to derisk pension schemes through swapping out this liability.
