IMF, OECD Global Forecasts Increasingly Downbeat
Decline in growth expectations coincided with start of US-China trade war.
Research
Venture Capital Deals Set Record for 5th Straight Year
Growth in private equity fundraising shows no signs of abating.
Endowment Index Falls 9% in 2018
Recession fears, trade wars, rate hikes, and a strong dollar weigh down index.
The Secret of Smaller Endowments and Foundations’ Outperformance
Why their greater sensitivity to risk has served them well, a survey shows.
Connecticut Task Force in Extra Innings to Find Pension Fixes
Commission still grappling over plan to tap state assets like office buildings to feed ailing retirement program.
Infrastructure M&A Deals Drop off in 2018
The majority were in renewable energy, and two were the largest deals in the space to date.
Pensions in Critical Status Fewest in Decade
The number of multiemployer pensions in critical status has fallen for the sixth straight year.
UK Corporate Pensions’ Deficit More than Doubles in December
Funded level of the FTSE 100 pensions falls 3% as surplus proves to be short lived.
Q4 Market Swings Trim Corporate Pension Plans’ Funding in 2018
Funds were on track to top 90%, but investment slumps brought them in slightly below 2017’s showing.
Public Pensions Turn to Private Assets in 2018
Expected lower return environment spurs interest in private equity, real assets.
Higher Education Endowments Underperform the Market
Study of more than 28,000 endowments says ‘wisdom’ of top universities is ‘a myth.’
UK Private Sector Pensions to Pay More than £300 Billion by 2021
Record amount attributed to rapidly growing buy-in, buy-out market.
Pennsylvania Pensions Could Save Nearly $10 Billion over 30 Years
Report says annual fees were greater than all employee contributions.
Investors May See More Risk, Less Return in 2019
Report forecasts economic expansion to continue, but also expects more volatility.
US Corporate Pensions Will Likely Miss Return Assumptions
Investment performances miss mark for third time in 10 years.