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Paulson’s Big Short

From aiCIO Magazine's Fall 2011 Issue: Following a disastrous summer for his hedge fund, is now the time to go long John Paulson?  

Goodell as SEC, Belichick as CEO

From aiCIO Magazine's Fall 2011 Issue: Does the NFL offer a playbook for the rest of the economy? A review by Editor-at-Large Joe Flood.  

Cover Story: Sacramento's Kings

From aiCIO Magazine's Fall 2011 Issue: An exclusive interview with two of the most influential chief investment officers in America - Chris Ailman of CalSTRS and Joe Dear of CalPERS.

Risk Instigation?

From aiCIO Magazine's Fall 2011 Issue: Charles Millard on what Dodd-Frank proposed reforms mean for pensions. 

Buy Lists: How the Sausage Is Made

 The Consultant Corner From aiCIO Magazine's Fall 2011 Issue: Are buy lists constructed in a fair and reasonable way? Or, is there more that goes on behind closed doors? 

With LDI to the Fore, It’s NISA Time

From aiCIO Magazine's Fall 2011 Issue: Every decade produces an investment manager that captures the spirit of its times. To come to terms with the elephant in the room in the risk-averse world of corporate pension plans, look no further than St. Louis, Missouri.  

Roland Lescure Thinks Diversification Is an Illusion

From aiCIO Magazine's Fall 2011 Issue: Montreal-based Roland Lescure—Chief Investment Officer for the US$152 billion Caisse de Dépôt et Placement du Québec—talks with aiCIO about diversification, its failings, and what this means for investment circa 2011.  

John Pearce Thinks Nothing Can Be Ruled Out

From aiCIO Magazine's Fall 2011 Issue: Pierce, CIO of the US$23 billion UniSuper superannuation fund, spoke with our Woman in Australia about a rising Australian dollar environment, the restructuring of the fund’s illiquid asset allocation—and why government-made incentives in the infrastructure market will have a negligible impact on institutional investor decisionmaking.