Newsmakers
December 15, 2015
“Why is it necessary for one side to suffer so materially to get the deal done?” asked one proxy advisor, after the merger’s narrow passage.
Newsmakers
December 14, 2015
With savings of $217 million in the last fiscal year, America’s largest public pension looks ahead to becoming even more cost-efficient.
Manager Selection
December 14, 2015
Researchers estimate transaction, monitoring, and other fees made up 4% of revenue over 20 years—and investors may not have tracked them.
Asset Allocation
December 14, 2015
Get ready for marketers to come a-knocking as hedge fund firms prepare a bumper crop of new releases.
Asset Allocation
December 14, 2015
An increase in insurance investment outsourcing has left some worried about the availability of partners.
Regulation
December 14, 2015
Pension fund members are paying much more for consulting services than they were five years ago.
Asset Allocation
December 11, 2015
The liquidity challenges faced by health and hospital systems have a “drastic effect” on their asset allocations, according to Cerulli Associates and Mercy Health’s CIO.
Regulation
December 11, 2015
Criticism from all sides appears to have ushered the collapse of a proposed reform of the $144 billion system.
Newsmakers
December 10, 2015
More than 100 asset owners cast ballots to name the industry’s top young leader, and the crown went to MassPRIM’s deputy CIO.
Risk
December 10, 2015
Plan sponsors have significant fiduciary obligations regardless of whether they choose active or passive management, according to Russell Investments.
Asset Allocation
December 9, 2015
High fees, $1.3 trillion in unspent capital, and soaring valuations—nothing has dampened investor appetite for unlisted equity.
Asset Allocation
December 9, 2015
The $846 billion fund has formally requested to double the target size of its real estate portfolio.
Risk
December 9, 2015
AQR’s co-founder puts recent risk parity performance into perspective.
Asset Allocation
December 8, 2015
It’s in with equity and out with bonds, according to a survey of institutional investors.
Newsmakers
December 8, 2015
A trio of Danish pensions have split up after high-level disagreements.