Harvard Endowment Gets New Board Members
Former Federal Reserve governor Jeremy Stein and Canyon Partners co-CEO Joshua Friedman have joined the board of Harvard Management Company.
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Fed Rate Rise 'Not the Only Show in Town'
“Diversify more, expect less” in 2015, say strategists—and don’t dwell too much on the next Federal Reserve announcement.
PIMCO Appoints Ben Bernanke as Senior Advisor
The former chief of the US Federal Reserve will advise the bond giant’s investment process as senior advisor.
Diary of a (Former) Fed Chairman: Bernanke Speaks Out
The former chairman of the Federal Reserve has launched a blog.
PIMCO: Wise Moves for Bernanke in 2013
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke’s term ends in January 2014, and it is unclear whether he will stay on for another--so what should be on his to-do list?
The Fed Keeps Interest Rates in the Doldrums: Investors React
The Federal Reserve has said that it plans to maintain interest rates ultra-low--and many investment consultants support the decision.
The US: Better Investors or Worse Markets?
Two Federal Reserve economists give their take on America’s balance-of-payment mismatch with foreign economies.
QE a Double-Edged Sword for Institutional Investors
The Federal Reserve’s August 1 meeting could bring news of a fresh round of quantitative easing, something that could bring ecstasy to markets but some pain to institutions investing against liabilities.
Fed Survey Finds Institutional Investors Welcome Risk
Receptiveness to credit and duration risk are on the rise for many pension funds, endowments, and other institutional investors, according to the Federal Reserve's latest survey.
Paper on Market Forecasting Wins AQR Award
AQR Capital Management has presented its first annual AQR Insight Award to Bryan Kelly, Ph.D., of the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and Seth Pruitt, Ph.D., of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors for their unpublished research in predicting market returns more accurately over one-month and one-year time horizons.
Fed Forges Ahead With Operation Twist
The Federal Reserve has decided to continue its plan of purchasing longer-term securities while holding interest rates low through 2013 -- a move that may contribute to potentially detracting appeal of liability-driven investing strategies for plan sponsors.
Report: US Economy Is Doing Well, QE3 Would Solve Nothing
An approach by the Federal Reserve of QE3 would be the wrong path to take to improve the US economy, notes Michael Litt, founder and chief investment officer at Arrowhawk Capital Partners.
Fed Survey: Hedge Funds Ward Off Risk
According to a survey by the Federal Reserve of 21 senior credit officers, hedge funds have an increasingly lower demand for risk.
Operation Twist Leads Fed to Move $400 Billion to Long-Term Holdings
The Federal Reserve Open Market Committee (FOMC) has announced a bond swap, with plans to purchase $400 billion in longer-term securities while selling an equal amount of short-term ones by June 2012.
With Fed Move to Buy Long-Term Treasuries, How Will LDI Fare?
As the Federal Reserve moves toward new steps to purchase long-dated Treasury bonds and decrease interest rates on long-term loans, investors question the impact on liability-driven investment.