As Vancouver-based TimberWest Forest Corporation nears the end of its 60-day “go shop” period, the company looks ready to accept the original $1.03 billion bid made by two Canadian public sector pension plans.
A study by Massachusetts-based Monitor Group shows that the financial crisis has spurred sovereign wealth funds to rely more on in-house assets and less on third party expertise.
Agecroft Partners is seeing widespread demand from institutional investors for Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs) -- a sign that asset owners have overcome their historical reluctance.
By haggling with the fund companies they invest with, institutional investors can negotiate hefty percentage discounts on fund management fees, a study by bfinance shows.
The Wall Street Journal has reported that Pacific Investment Management Co. lost $3.4 billion on its investment in Lehman Brothers but PIMCo head Bill Gross is unconcerned.
Goldman Sachs is considering releasing documents about its mortgage bets that show that the Senate subcommittee's analysis, which has prompted an investigation of the securities firm, is inaccurate and incomplete.
The $2.7 billion Kern County Employees' Retirement Association (KCERA) of California has filed a lawsuit against Wilshire Associates for loss of about $4 million.
A study commissioned by Comptroller John C. Liu predicts that New York City’s pension costs will peak in 2016 before they begin a gradual, steady decline, yet Mayor Mike Bloomberg sees major flaws in the report.
The National Pension Service (NPS), the world's fourth-largest pension fund with around $314 billion of assets, has revealed plans to increase its allocation to stocks while cutting exposure to bonds, seeking higher returns for its aging society.
Insurance company assets managed by third-party US investment firms rose to a record $1.75 trillion at the end of 2010, with BlackRock and Deutsche leading the rankings.
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli has proposed legislation to codify his ban on the involvement of placement agents, paid intermediaries and registered lobbyists in investments with the Common Retirement Fund (CRF).
Citigroup has reportedly shuttered its $400 million Quantitative Strategies hedge fund, which uses the bank's own cash to bet on stocks, according to Bloomberg News.
