April 14, 2021 US Corporate Pension Funding Nudges Higher in FY 2020 Asset returns of 13.4% offset plunging discount rates to lift funded levels to 88.4%.
April 12, 2021 More Investors Are Allocating to Emerging Alternatives Managers The lack of in-person meetings did not dampen interest in smaller firms, which are putting themselves out there through Zoom.
April 12, 2021 Funded Levels of Canadian DB Plans Climb to 20-Year High Surging bond prices helped boost defined benefit plans’ funded ratios to 124%.
March 31, 2021 Study Suggests There Is No Imminent Public Pension Crisis Reforms enacted by many plans will cause benefit cash flows to decline significantly, paper finds.
March 30, 2021 Diversity Efforts at Private Equity Firms Have a Long Way to Go More institutional investors are calling for equity and inclusion, but challenges remain in disclosures and transparency.
March 29, 2021 Pandemic Accelerates Social Risks to Investment Portfolios State Street Global Advisors report says 2020 increased the importance of the ‘S’ in ESG.
March 29, 2021 Auto-Enrollment Triples New Hire Participation Vanguard report finds DC plan take-up rates surge to 91% from 28% under automatic enrollment.
March 25, 2021 Q&A: Shundrawn Thomas Discusses His Push for Diversity, Empathy The president of Northern Trust Asset Management has written several open letters about the unequal toll marginalized communities face.
March 23, 2021 Special Report: How City Office Centers, Written Off as Relics, Will Return, Post-Pandemic The urban workspaces of the future are going to see more personalization, more automation, and more focus on health and wellness.
March 23, 2021 Exclusive Coverage: CIOs Assess How Pension Fund Investors Can Be Successful After COVID-19 Better governance, flexibility, and clever investment strategies and solutions can prepare pension funds for the future, plan leaders say.
March 22, 2021 Racial Wealth Gap Between Black, White Americans Remains Wide Survey finds 71% of white Americans own stocks, compared with 55% of Black Americans.
March 17, 2021 OECD More Than Doubles US Economic Growth Forecast Fiscal stimulus and a sustained vaccination pace are expected to spur the strongest GDP growth in 37 years.
March 17, 2021 US Corporate Pension Funded Ratio Climbs to 92.9% in February Despite weak returns, funded levels rise for the fifth consecutive month.
March 10, 2021 ESG-Backing Institutions’ Fave Allocation: Investment Grade Bonds They’re the top asset in those sustainable portfolios, with 81% opting for them, survey says.
March 10, 2021 Forget Offices, Invest in Life Sciences Real Estate, Report Says Spaces for pharmaceutical research and medical device development can generate cash flow, as well as offer downside protection, according to Willis Towers Watson.