Asset Allocation
July 29, 2013
Which countries are most—and least—reluctant to allocate across borders?
Newsmakers
July 29, 2013
The former head of alternatives at one of the UK’s largest pensions has landed at another fund.
Asset Allocation
July 29, 2013
Buyer beware when approaching equities, especially in emerging markets, a leading bank has said.
Newsmakers
July 29, 2013
The $118 billion pension fund is rather pleased with its five public market partners.
Risk
July 29, 2013
Further risk transfer deals are expected for 2013, after bulk annuity pricing levels become more attractive.
Regulation
July 29, 2013
A Labaton Sucharow partner has warned pension funds seeking damages in court for Libor losses that the effort it takes often outweighs the possible settlements.
Asset Allocation
July 26, 2013
Low volatility, broad diversification, low tracking error, and high liquidity: A Lyxor paper takes on investors’ indexing wish lists.
Newsmakers
July 26, 2013
Asia’s largest SWF is tooling up and taking its place among the world’s most sophisticated investors.
Asset Allocation
July 26, 2013
Transaction costs can reduce the value of leverage by a factor of 2000, Berkeley researchers contend, making it not worth many investors’ while.
Asset Allocation
July 26, 2013
More money is going in than coming out of the hedge fund sector.
Asset Allocation
July 26, 2013
Investors can achieve their return aims, even in a low-yield environment, by thinking outside of the traditional investment box, JP Morgan Asset Management has found.
Asset Allocation
July 26, 2013
The appetite for industrial real estate in the Eurozone continues.
Regulation
July 25, 2013
Institutional investor-led securities class action cases tend to fare better than the average suits, according to Stanford Law School research.
Newsmakers
July 25, 2013
EIOPA report finds cross-border IORP figures have fallen for the first time since 2007, but two new launches were defined contribution only.
Newsmakers
July 25, 2013
Enrolment, contributions, and apathy should be addressed before considering investment, DC consultants have claimed.