Regulation
July 29, 2014
The European
banking giants have been questioned by US regulators for possible securities
law violations concerning high frequency trading.
Regulation
July 29, 2014
As legislators grapple over another highway bill funded on pension smoothing, former PBGC Director Charles Millard calls for the measure to be made permanent.
Asset Allocation
July 29, 2014
Swiss bank UBS has argued that a recent wobble by a Portuguese bank demonstrates how susceptible markets are to bad news.
Regulation
July 29, 2014
More regulation won’t work, says a UK think tank and suggests bankers take the moral high ground.
Risk
July 28, 2014
S&P Dow Jones Indices has outlined steps to identifying the Bentley of equities.
Asset Allocation
July 25, 2014
Firms highly
invested in innovation allocated more to private equity while companies with
large land holdings invested heavily in real estate, according to a study.
Manager Selection
July 25, 2014
David Winters’ hedge fund has launched an attack on the soda company, and apparently has the interest of at least one major institutional shareholder.
Risk
July 25, 2014
Prudential has insured £300 million of liabilities of Philips’ UK pension.
Asset Allocation
July 24, 2014
Interim CIO Ted Eliopoulos called the equities portfolio’s 25% return “a very big number.”
Asset Allocation
July 24, 2014
The US
Department of Agriculture will connect institutional investors to opportunities
in rural water systems, energy projects, food systems, and infrastructure.
Regulation
July 24, 2014
The regulator is to introduce floating valuations and the option for redemption fees as part of an overhaul of money market fund rules.
Manager Selection
July 24, 2014
Convention be damned? Preqin has found private equity consultants think the past is a guide to the future—and data suggests this may be right.
Asset Allocation
July 23, 2014
Amid bullish markets, asset owners dropped OCIOs and consultants, onboarding more managers instead.
Newsmakers
July 23, 2014
Four months into new CIO Jagdeep Bachher’s tenure, longtime deputy CIO Mel Stanton has set a retirement date.
Regulation
July 23, 2014
The German
bank’s US arm has been criticized for poor governance, inadequate regulatory
reporting technologies, and bad data by regulators.