May 8, 2017 Is it Gold’s Time to Shine? Gold remains relatively inexpensive in the face of record-high equity prices and spiking bond yields.
Manager Selection April 11, 2017 Dartmouth Names New Chief Investment Officer Alice Ruth is tapped to succeed Pamela Peedin and oversee $4.5 billion endowment.
Asset Allocation April 11, 2017 Hedge Fund Returns Climbing in 2017 Equity Hedge and Relative Value Arbitrage led the way in Q1.
Newsmakers April 6, 2017 Funded Ratio for US Corporates Inches Higher in March Levels remain similar to where they were eight or nine years ago, Mercer says.
Newsmakers March 17, 2017 How Rising Rates Can Affect Pension Plans Expert: March rate hike “already priced in by the market.”
Newsmakers March 16, 2017 Milliman Reports Corporate Pension Plan Funded Ratio Dip, Wilshire Sees Rise For corporate pension plans singed by drop in discount rates, dips are partially countered by rising market returns.
Newsmakers March 16, 2017 California’s Pension Systems Lower Discount Rates Reducing discount rates seen as painful in the short term, but set the stage for heftier employer contributions.
Asset Allocation March 14, 2017 University of Michigan Endowment Increases Diversification into Private Debt New managers would account for 30% of all the endowment’s managers specializing in private credit, distressed and other forms of debt.
Asset Allocation March 10, 2017 Looking Beyond The Election Strategy and tactics for asset allocation during the Trump administration.
Risk February 13, 2017 CMBS Risk-Retention Deals Gaining More Attention Delinquency rates expected to rise in 2017.