Longevity Hedging Risk: One Area the Market Fails to Deliver
Despite aging populations, the market for longevity risk products is underdeveloped, according to a study.
News Archive: Jan - 2013
Boeing Roles Out Pension-Conscious Financial Metrics
Boeing Chief Financial Officer Greg Smith adds a new approach to the way the firm reports financial results to investors.
Pensions Flock to Equities as Global Assets Surge
Liabilities are still the main issue, but pension assets are on the rise.
Staff Shake-up at UN Pension as Assets Hit Record High
Risk parity and private equity are on the menu at the UN as assets surge.
Endowments May Be Hedge Funds' Closest Friend
Preqin predicts endowments will increase their allocations to hedge funds over the next 12 months.
Report: Little Portfolio Risk in Dropping Fossil Fuel Holdings
A report by Aperio Group finds that the risk among endowments to divest from coal and major carbon producing industries can be negligible.
Bestinvest: The Worst Performing Investment Funds
It’s a race to the bottom on the UK advisory’s controversial list, which ranks funds by underperformance over the last three years.
Assets at Altitude: Which Investors Went to Davos?
Institutional investors might hold the key to solving the world’s financial problems, but how many of them were in Davos?
Biggest Asset Managers Losing Market Share, Survey Shows
Full-service shops are holding less appeal as institutional investors increasingly seek out specialty managers, according to the results of survey from Cogent Research.
CalPERS Unveils ESG Study, Research Competition
The relationship between sustainability factors and financial performance is a never-ending debate--and CalPERS will soon be fueling it.
PIMCO to Pensions: Get Real on Liabilities
Investors need greater disclosure along with more aggressive and realistic strategies for addressing rising pension liabilities sooner rather than later, PIMCO's Christian Stracke says.
UK Pension Update: Record Fund Closures, More Contributions
The death knell for defined benefit pensions has long been tolling in the UK, and now it looks as if the chimes are speeding up.
With Volatility Comes LDI, Risk Transfers
Cutwater Asset Management's second annual survey of over 100 corporate defined benefit pension plans across the United States shows that LDI implementation is transitioning from discussion to action.
Irish Pension Harboring Concerns Over ‘Quality of Governance’ at State Street
State Street's future as a passive manager for Ireland’s National Pensions Reserve Fund is still up in the air, the fund's former investment chief John Corrigan told a parliamentary committee.
Oregon State Treasury Needs More Staff, Audit Says
Auditors recommend structural and staffing changes at Oregon's Treasury investment division.