Investors Demand Clampdown on Corruption
More than 40 institutions sign up to appeal to the SEC and National Resources Canada for greater transparency from oil, gas, and mining companies.
News Archive: Aug - 2013
NY Cuts Pension Contributions
There’s an exception to every rule, and New York maybe the one for US public pensions.
Dutch Pension Funds Swarm into Mortgages
Despite earlier IMF warnings, it seems pension funds in the Netherlands are buying into the “Orange Investing” phenomenon.
Who Needs Fund Managers? New Equities Head at ADIA
ADIA appoints LGIM equities man to in-house team.
Another Day, Another Cut Lifeline for Illinois’ Public Pensions
The summer break has done nothing to draw attention away from mounting pension debt in Springfield, IL.
UBS Securities Case Thrown Out By Supreme Court
A consortium of Puerto Rican pension funds has seen their hopes for compensation over alleged mishandling of securities dashed.
How a Stock Market Shock Changed Keynes’ Investment Strategy
Alternatives, infrastructure, and learning from your mistakes—Keynes’ lessons in investing.
Risk Management 2.0
After years of de-risking pension portfolios, Aon Hewitt has generated five ideas for investors to consider next.
“No Infrastructure Bubble,” Says Aus Future Fund
Institutional investors’ appetite for infrastructure shows no sign of abating.
Pension Loses Battle with Moody’s over Securities Misrepresentation
A six-year battle has been ended by a judge in Manhattan, finding on the side of Moody’s.
NYC Comptroller Candidate Vows ESG-Aware Pensions
In his race against Eliot Spitzer, Scott Stringer has promised to direct pension investments towards sustainable initiatives.
Does Momentum Have a Future in Risk-Factor Investments?
Momentum investing as a game of hot potato—should it be in institutional investors’ portfolios?
Multi-Asset: What’s Next?
In the second part of our investigation into multi-asset’s recent performance, we ask managers what steps they are taking to limit exposure to future shocks after some of their funds, including those labelled as “absolute return”, lost money during the May and June correlation spike.
With CIO Role Open, New Jersey Pension Looks to Upgrade Pay Structure
In the second of a two-part interview series on New Jersey public pension’s open directorship, search committee Chair Bob Grady delves into the recruitment process and compensation question.
Multi-Asset: What Happened?
In the first of a two-part feature examining multi-asset fund performance in Q2 2013, we ask providers why, despite many of them being actively managed, most lost money in the tapering tantrum that followed Ben Bernanke’s May 23 speech.