Consultants in NY Regulator's Firing Line
Callan Associates, Russell Investments, Towers Watson, Wilshire Associates, and others subpoenaed by the New York financial services superintendent.
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Collective DC: The Fight Back Starts Here
Aon Hewitt has argued its modelling shows that collective defined contribution funds would have produced a 33% better return on individual DC funds.
PGGM’s Seven Steps to Impact Investing
The Dutch pension giant has mapped out how it approaches the sector.
Baby Boomers’ Retirement Won't Be Disastrous for US Equities
Research has found the fear about baby boomers’ retirement causing depressed equity prices is largely unfounded.
PIMCO: Rising Bond Rates Will Help Long-Term Investors
PIMCO has found gradual rise in bond rates would eventually increase interest income despite short-term decline in returns.
The Great Bond Revolution?
Do investors still prefer government bonds to corporates?
A Fairer Deal for Equity Investors?
The UK regulator has made it easier for shareholders to engage.
Stable Funding Levels Will Lead to LDI and Risk Transfers, Says Mercer
S&P 1500 companies’ pension deficits are slowly shrinking, leading pension funds to consider ways to take advantage of the improved funding positions.
Collective DC is Unsustainable, Say Fund Managers
The shared risk pension model used in the Netherlands—and perhaps soon to be adopted in the UK—is given the thumbs down by asset managers.
What New Cost is Being Heaped on European Investors?
Towers Watson has warned that pension and insurance investors will be asked to fund the running costs of Europe’s regulator under new plans unveiled by EIOPA.
ABP Agrees Settlement with Credit Suisse and Morgan Stanley
The Netherlands’ €296 billion pension giant concludes its battles with banks over mortgage products.
Your Next New Asset Class: Impact Investing
Ronnie Cohen, the founder of private equity giant APAX and godfather of venture capital, is on a mission to recruit institutional investors to his cause.
Diversification is Still Better for Long-Term Investors
An SEI report has advised investors to keep the faith in spreading their risks.
BofAML: Keep Hold of Your Equities Until at Least 2014
Stocks should be held until at least the end of the year, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
Quantitative Easing has Pushed Investors into Alternatives
Research from Universal Investment has discovered that bond-heavy German investors are turning to alternatives in the search for yield.