Newsmakers
May 7, 2013
Misaligned interests, placement agents, and the disappearing line between consultants and asset managers have corrupted the industry that’s specifically tasked with protecting retirement assets, one academic contends.
Newsmakers
May 6, 2013
Virginia Tech researchers have linked long-term shareholders to improved corporate citizenry and higher stock valuations—but profits take a small hit.
Asset Allocation
May 6, 2013
The S&P 500 and other major stock indices topped private equity performance in Preqin’s latest data.
Newsmakers
May 3, 2013
A former hedge fund manager will lead the school’s $2.8 billion endowment starting in June.
Newsmakers
May 3, 2013
The factors: Expected dividend growth, expected dividend level, equity risk, expected inflation, and interest rates—and only one is typically priced-in, according to Norway’s state investment managers.
Newsmakers
May 3, 2013
Move over Monet, money – or the preservation of it – is the nation’s latest, greatest achievement.
Newsmakers
May 3, 2013
They may help the region out of crisis, but investors are facing further difficulties from ultra-low rates.
Asset Allocation
May 3, 2013
The public pension allocated nearly $1 billion to private equity this week, with a focus on high default-risk credit.
Asset Allocation
May 2, 2013
Don’t take your fund of hedge funds manager’s number off speed dial just yet.
Newsmakers
May 2, 2013
Another day, another plan to try and sort out a multi-billion dollar pension deficit.
Regulation
May 1, 2013
Anthony Chiasson, the co-founder of Level Global Investors, was convicted in December of insider trading Dell stock on a private tip.
Newsmakers
May 1, 2013
William Mahoney, who was instrumental at Bridgewater Associates, raising capital in its formative years, died this week. He was 55.
Newsmakers
May 1, 2013
Private equity investors became a significantly more diverse group over the last year, according to Preqin data.
Manager Selection
May 1, 2013
It’s not just fast cars and school fees - how hedge funds are putting your fees to good use.
Asset Allocation
May 1, 2013
Harvard University’s endowment has expanded its holdings of a New Zealand dairy farm on the back of strong returns.