How Endowment Competition Fuels Alternative Investments
Alternative investments are all the rage among university endowments, and an academic paper aims to understand the factors at play motivating this shift.
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Red State? Blue State? Underfunded State.
A least one thing in the United States is not split down party lines: state pension funding.
Debt Ceiling Worries Hit US Federal Pensions for Second Time
Concerns over the impending US debt ceiling have impacted the pension fund for Federal Employees for the second time in two years.
Equity Infrastructure Investment – The Next Big Thing?
Investing in infrastructure is becoming increasingly popular, yet barriers remain to accessing all categories of the asset class.
Report Claims Consulting Industry Is Marred With Conflict
The floodgates have opened in the investing consulting world, as a report by the Diligence Review Corporation questions the validity of advice among investment consultants in the US.
NISA: Lose the Risk, Keep the Pension
Massive annuity purchases like GM and Verizon’s are about as sexy as the corporate pension world gets, but according to NISA research, there are better ways to impress a ratings agency.
SWF Transactions Total More Than $57B in 2012
Direct sovereign wealth fund transactions in 2012 have dipped slightly from the previous year, according to the Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute.
Abu Dhabi Appoints Direct Equities Head
A former portfolio manager has taken over one of the largest equity mandates in the world.
Appetite for Risk Hits Nine-Year High
Market participants are risk-taking like it’s 2004.
Survey: Institutional Investors Correctly Called Fiscal Cliff
The vast majority of institutional managers also predict Congress will raise in the US debt ceiling and that domestic housing market will pick up, according to a survey by Northern Trust.
Chicago Mayor Emmanuel Calls for Firearm Divestment for City Pensions
Pension fund heads around the country have chosen to divest from gun-related holdings in the wake of the Connecticut shootings, and Chicago Mayor Emmanuel is no exception.
Tactical Change Boosts 2012 Returns for China SWF
Attempts to solve financial crises last year made the CIC change tack – and it worked out for the best.
Neurology Lesson for Money Managers
Two researchers in the emerging field of neuroeconomics give their take on how investors can better think about their own brains.
UNPRI: ESG Critical to Private Equity Dealmaking
Private equity owners funds' poor performance on environmental, social and governance can squander deals, a study has shown.
Canada Overdue for New SWFs, Says Report
The Great White North needs more than its current two sovereign wealth funds to shelter and grow its resource wealth, a report argues.