Tag: pension plans

May 12, 2020

Longtime Monarch Private Equity Gets Its Crown Knocked Off

Prospects for exits, money-raising, and new deals dim amid the scary economic slide.

Asset Allocation November 7, 2019

US Pensions Report Weak Q3 Returns

Plans returned 1% for quarter, 4.58% for year, says Wilshire Trust Universe Comparison Service.

Asset Allocation November 6, 2019

Fire Managers Who Ignore Climate Change, Says UK Pension Regulator

Guy Opperman insists plan trustees must ensure that investment managers employ ESG tenets.

Research January 16, 2018

NASRA: ALEC Report Contains ‘Serious Flaws’

Association says study on public pension funding was ‘contrived’, and ‘cherrypicked’ data.

Risk April 25, 2017

Milliman sees improvement in largest corporate plans’ funded ratio

Deficit drops to $247 billion from $275 billion.

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2020 Outsourced-Chief Investment Officer Survey

2019 Transition Management Survey

2019 Liability-Driven Investment Survey

2020 CIO Influential Investors Forum and Industry Innovation Awards Dinner

December 8, 2020 | Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers

Backstop Solutions Group CEO Clint Coghill provides insight in the challenges Institutional investors face in today's data-driven marketplace.

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Investing in Real Estate, Look to New York—Here’s Why Capitalizing on near-term opportunities
2020 Long-term Capital Market Assumptions Q2 Update
Emerging Markets and Covid-19: Crisis or opportunity…or both? 2020 will be a challenging moment for Emerging Markets’ economies. But there will likely be a wide open Emerging Markets “door” that sees governments fall back on privatisation to bridge fiscal holes. In an environment of tight domestic monetary conditions and reduced cross border flows, the buyers of these assets have considerable advantage.
Meditations in an emergency Multi-Asset Strategist Adam Berger discusses the macro and market impact of the coronavirus and offers his "playbook" for the coming weeks and months, including thoughts on rebalancing and opportunistic investments.
The Power of Portfolio Flexibility Many investment managers apply strict portfolio constraints under the guise of risk management best practices. This paper examines the costs of those investment constraints and how an unconstrained investment approach can be key in generating long-term excess returns.
Quantitative Science—Actively Adding To Fixed Income Decisions Quantitative vs. active debate? This issue of Franklin Templeton Fixed Income Markets explains how our “active quant” approach sets us apart.