Asset Allocation
Private equity and real estate funds continued to reap the rewards of high demand from investors as 2015 got underway.
Risk
Two years after the $190.8 billion pension promised to divest from gun manufacturers, it still has one troublesome holding.
Manager Selection
According to the Janus portfolio manager, he also previously “looked good in short shorts.”
Risk
Research suggests companies running large pension deficits are avoiding making bigger contributions.
Newsmakers
The $11 billion Investment Fund for Foundations—TIFF—is launching a search to replace Larry Lebowitz.
Manager Selection
Asset inflows and investment returns in the region are outstripping global peers.
Manager Selection
One region’s asset managers are trailing the global average when it comes to income.
Newsmakers
An Albourne co-founder and one of CIO’s 25 Knowledge Brokers is to stand down in August.
Regulation
The popularity of “alternative beta” strategies has begun to attract the attention of financial watchdogs on both sides of the Atlantic.
Newsmakers
Neil Petroff, CIO of the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, will step down two months from now.
Bob Grady has been cleared of wrongdoing by New Jersey’s ethics commission following union accusations of pay-to-play and political impropriety.
Regulation
A paper published by the European Central Bank suggests how fund managers could avoid another run on the money markets.
Newsmakers
The former chairman of the Federal Reserve has launched a blog.
Manager Selection
Institutional mandates increased in price by 60% in some cases, consultant research has found.
Manager Selection
Using a tailored yardstick is essential when examining multi-asset performance, a consulting firm warns.