News Archive: Jun - 2011

Column: Pension Quandary in Valuing Liabilities

From aiCIO Magazine's Summer Issue: Legislation has been proposed in Congress that would force states to publish their liabilities using corporate rates. This all leads to the question: What really is the right rate? 

Oasis—Or Mirage?

From aiCIO Magazine's Summer Issue: Securities lending is blooming once again -- but which model of lending will see fortune shine upon it more? 

The Wild West v. The Wild Wild West

From aiCIO Magazine's Summer Issue: Industry observers note that smart investors would position themselves well by achieving further emerging diversification through a frontier market allocation.

The Benchmark

From aiCIO Magazine's Summer Issue: Benchmarks are now etched in the stone pillars of performance.  

American Frontier

From aiCIO Magazine's Summer Issue: From a foreign perspective, is America the next great investment opportunity? David Pawsey reports. 

The End of the 3 and 30

From aiCIO Magazine's Summer Issue: Hedge funds of funds have been called a “cancer on the institutional investor world.” For the large asset owner, is it time for this cancer to perish? Kip McDaniel reports. 

Reasons Why You're Crazy

From aiCIO Magazine's Summer Issue: University of Chicago professor Eugene Fama's Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH) has helped lead to a number of important developments for investors.