Regulation
December 21, 2015
The cash deal ends a three-year legal battle with JP Morgan following the bank’s $6.2 billion loss.
Manager Selection
December 21, 2015
Market capitalization, equal weighted, dividend weighted—one study claims this is not an important decision.
Asset Allocation
December 20, 2015
Cyclical drags on hedge funds could lift, but smooth returns are down to manager skill and the right mix of strategies, Aon Hewitt has argued.
Asset Allocation
December 20, 2015
The number could grow even higher as more asset managers enter the exchange-traded fund market, according to Cerulli Associates.
Asset Allocation
December 18, 2015
Corporate pensions’ allocations to the asset class are falling despite a global rise in interest.
Manager Selection
December 17, 2015
Finance and economic academics have surprisingly strong track records, according to a Morningstar columnist.
Regulation
December 17, 2015
Excess charges to asset servicing clients spanned a period of 18 years, the firm said.
Newsmakers
December 17, 2015
Karsten Kallevig is to become CEO of the property subsidiary of Norway’s giant sovereign fund.
Asset Allocation
December 17, 2015
By taking on the role of private debt lenders, institutional investors can open their portfolios up to new sources of return and diversification.
Newsmakers
December 17, 2015
The Federal Reserve's rate increase marks the beginning of a tightening cycle that will decrease the value of pension liabilities.
Asset Allocation
December 16, 2015
Research Affiliates channels the late Apple co-founder’s simplicity mantra in search of sustainable yield.
Risk
December 16, 2015
The €200 million transaction is hailed as a “significant milestone” as the Netherlands' market begins to open up.
Asset Allocation
December 15, 2015
An overvalued stock market is causing value indicators to fail, Man Group argues.
Manager Selection
December 15, 2015
Vivek Ranadivé—founder of $4.3 billion TIBCO Software—will juggle Sacramento Kings ownership duties with heading the University of California’s new innovation fund.
Regulation
December 15, 2015
Thwarted erroneous trades and lax trading processes have cost one of the UK’s largest managers.