Report: US Commercial RE Investments Down 12% Despite Market Being ‘Awash in Capital’
The sector continues to attract foreign investors, led by the Canadians, as well as Asian buyers, Avison Young says.
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PLSA Taskforce Proposes Defined Benefit Fix
Reports says 3 million Britons currently have only a 50% chance at receiving their full benefits.
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Rhode Island Pension Fund Earns $64.2 Million in August
Despite outperforming its benchmark, the returns were less than half that of July.
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Tampa Retirement Fund Lowers Assumed Rate of Return
Reduction to be phased in over five years.
BlackRock: UK Unprepared for Retirement
Report finds that four in 10 Britons are not saving for retirement.
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CIO Exclusive — Ray Dalio: Why I Came Out of the Woodwork
The hedge fund titan discusses his emergence from the shadows into the limelight, comments on current market issues.
Consultants Back TPR’s ESG Guidance
Twelve major advisory firms call for support of pension regulator’s sustainability guidance.
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Oregon PERS Changes Investment Strategy
Individual account programs will be shifted into target-date funds in 2018.
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Swiss Voters Reject Pension Reform Plan
Proposed package would have raised the retirement age for women.
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Post-Brexit Pensions in Jeopardy
Treasury select committee chair says implications are “potentially serious.”
European Pensions to Boost Asset Manager Lineup
70% of European pensions are considering hiring BlackRock.
Watchdog Investigates Pension Advisers’ Conflicts of Interest
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority is looking into whether market features are crimping competition.
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World Bank, IMF Concerned over Ukraine Pension Reform
The two institutions object to amendments made to proposed pension bill.
UK Launches Pension Freedoms Inquiry
Parliament seeks to ensure freedoms aren’t liberating Britons from their savings.
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Colorado Retirement Board Endorses Reforms
Proposed changes would reduce benefits and require more contributions.