November 15, 2013
A Milliman report has found a third of public final salary plans have lowered their actuarial interest rate assumptions, even though it has hit funding levels.
November 15, 2013
Fiduciary management has paid off for some pensions—will other providers publish their results too?
November 15, 2013
The Massachusetts-based insurer has announced a sizeable bulk annuity deal with North Carolina manufacturer SPX.
November 14, 2013
Research from PIRC and Inalytics has indicated that investing in companies with good governance significantly benefits your returns.
November 11, 2013
Harvard University has revealed it lost $345.3 million terminating interest-rate swaps in the last calendar year.
November 8, 2013
An asset allocation consultant has warned that all the hallmarks for the beginning of a bubble are here.
November 7, 2013
The Canadian federal pensions regulator has published a draft policy advisory outlining longevity hedging risks.
November 5, 2013
S&P 1500 companies’ pension deficits are slowly shrinking, leading pension funds to consider ways to take advantage of the improved funding positions.
November 1, 2013
A report has found that most US pension plans are not equipped to face structural changes as they near glide path endgames and improved funding ratios.
October 31, 2013
Research from BNP Paribas Securities Services found Australian, Japanese, and Hong Kong investors favour risk budgeting when modifying their investment strategy.
October 29, 2013
Barriers to the popular uptake of longevity hedging may be about to fall, according to analysis by Allianz Global Investors.
October 29, 2013
Research by EDM Group has found investors will choose liability-driven investment strategies over other de-risking approaches.
October 29, 2013
Forget the banking crisis, the most pressing extreme risks threatening investments are much more terrifying.
October 29, 2013
Large amounts of assets in emerging market consumer-friendly brands is putting too much risk on investors’ portfolios, an asset manager has claimed.
October 18, 2013
Russell Investments’ Sorca Kelly-Scholte said simple de-risking has become too expensive and the time for a more tactical, strategic approach is now.