Oxford University Endowment Returns 16.4% for 2016
Fund cited active management as major contributor to strong returns.
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Mercer: S&P 1500 Pensions 83% Funded in July
Interest rates still “40 basis points above 2016 lows.”
UK Defined Benefit Plans’ Deficit Shrinks
Reports from Pension Protection Fund and Mercer show improved DB funding.
MSCI EM Index Up 25% YTD
WTI Crude prices hit $50 for the first time since May.
Despite Increased Competition, VC Fund Managers Confident in Future Opportunities
Preqin study finds main concerns are the exit environment, fundraising, and performance.
UK Baby Boomers Living Large Off Pensions
Report shows retirees’ disposable income more than quadrupled since 1977.
Tremendous July Flooding Costs Asia Over $10 Billion in Damages
China felt biggest impact, primarily in Yangtze River Basin.
Wilshire TUCS Reports Longest Institutional Assets Hot Streak Since 1998
Strong performances from all major asset classes leads to seventh quarter in a row of positive gains.
Kentucky Employees Retirement System Reports Double-Digit Gains
The state’s main pension funds’ returns ranged from 12.5% to 13.81%.
Automatic Enrollment Boosts UK Pension Participation
TPR report finds the overall percentage of eligible employees saving into a workplace pension increased to 78% from 55%.
Pennsylvania SERS Reports 6.5% Return in 2016
Steps being made to successfully implement new law that moves new employees into hybrid pension plan.
World’s Largest Pension Fund Reports 3.5% Increase in Q1
Largest gains point to domestic, foreign equities.
FTSE 100 Firms Pay £150 Billion a Year to Pensions – And It’s Not Enough
LCP: Liabilities have risen at a faster pace than assets over the past 10 years.
Canadian Pension Returns Positive Despite Negative Equity Returns
Tracking service has reported five consecutive quarters of positive results.