Ontario Teachers Sell Oil Pipeline, Buy Wells
The $117 billion pension fund is betting on hard commodity assets with its newly-formed natural resources group.
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Pension Veteran Joins Boutique Fund House
One of the best-known figures in European pension investment joins one of aiCIO’s best-known columnists.
Asset Management Revenue “Feeble,” Despite Bull Markets
Consultancy Casey Quirk has found that asset management firms failed to capitalize on the market riches of 2012.
Hedge Fund Investors Quit Paying for Beta
Capital and compensation tracked hedge fund performance more closely in 2012 than years prior, according to fresh industry data.
How Carry Can Help (or Hurt) Your Pension
Low-yielding bonds can produce attractive risk-adjusted returns even if interest rates do not fall further.
CalPERS “Bribery Lawyer” Sued for Defamation
A private equity company slammed in CalPERS bribery report takes those responsible to court.
Is This the Toughest Job in Pensions?
The UK’s lifeboat for bankrupt company schemes has announced a new hire for the post that could be seen as the hardest in the industry.
The Secret Is Out About Insurance-Linked Securities
Capital has been flowing in fast, which Conning analysts say will likely force down returns.
How to Best Govern a Pension? Royal Mail's Crowdsourcing the Answer
The Royal Mail pension, along with two others, has launched a project to determine best practices in pension governance.
New CIO for the Pension Protection Fund
Barry Kenneth, a Morgan Stanley managing director, will take over the top job, which has been empty since last summer.
The Truth about Commodity Boom and Busts
All you speculators out there, a Cambridge, MA, academic has news for you.
Which Country is the SWFs’ Sweetheart?
Around a fifth of all SWF capital is invested in one country – can you guess which one?
Investing Blind: The Sorry State of Portfolio Data
If you don’t know what you have, you can’t know what you need.
Where Did the Assets Flow in 2012?
One asset class outshone them all last year in Europe, but where did the money flow?
Illinois Settles with SEC Over Pension-Related Fraud Charges
The state allegedly misled municipal bond investors by failing to disclose the impact of pension contribution holidays, among other changes to its funding schedule.