Asset Management Culture May 1, 2026

Post-OCIO Life: What Happens to Investment Teams After Outsourcing

The decision to outsource investments often faces pushback from investment staff, many of whom soon have to find new roles.

Defined Benefit Plans

A prolonged rise in funding levels positions U.S. corporate pension to change how they are investing and hedging. While some sponsoring companies have outsourced their portfolios while others consider reopening long-frozen or closed plans to enable sponsors’ to repurpose surpluses.

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Pensions May 12, 2026

Canadian Pensions Gain 0.4% in Q1 Amid Rising Geopolitical Tensions

Surging energy stocks slightly offset a tech sell-off, according to RBC Investor Services and Northern Trust.

Pensions May 12, 2026

Corporate Pension Plans Inch Further Into Surplus Territory

In response, plan sponsors are strategizing about more than pension risk transfers.

Newsmakers May 12, 2026

Blue Owl Capital Names Deva Mishra as Head of Insurance Solutions

Effective July 6, Mishra will help build out the investment manager’s insurance platform.

Newsmakers May 11, 2026

Ontario Teachers’ Pension Appoints Intelligence Strategy Head

Feifei Wu will serve in the newly established role of senior managing director for investment technology and applied intelligence.

Newsmakers May 8, 2026

Iowa Pension Chief Executive Resigns Following Misconduct Probes

IPERS CEO Greg Samorajski resigned amidst a misconduct investigation, while Chief Benefits Officer Steven Herbert was fired after a separate misconduct investigation.

Regulation May 8, 2026

PBGC Initiates ‘Friend of the Court’ Program

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation's project aims to help private parties in cases that could have broader implications for defined benefit pensions.

Investment Team Structure May 7, 2026

Asset Manager Team Compensation Set to Increase Despite Market Volatility, Uncertainty

Fundraising woes will weigh on private equity bonuses, a report from Johnson Associates finds.

Corporate Moves May 7, 2026

AI and the Talent Issue

Artificial intelligence has implications for early-career investment professionals.

Regulation May 6, 2026

SEC Proposes Rule Reducing Frequency of Public Company Reporting

The proposal from the Securities and Exchange Commission would allow public companies to switch to semiannual financial reporting, rather than quarterly.

Newsmakers May 5, 2026

Wesleyan University Names Jonathan Farrar as CIO

The endowment’s deputy will succeed outgoing CIO Anne Martin in leading investments for the $1.7 billion fund.

Newsmakers May 5, 2026

Tufts Appoints Rishad Sadikot as CIO

Effective May 18, Sadikot will oversee investments at the university’s $3.1 billion endowment.

Newsmakers May 5, 2026

Why Blackstone’s Chief Investment Strategist Set Out on His Own

Zidle Macro Strategy Group aims to provide insights for allocators and wealth managers.

Asset Allocation May 5, 2026

ETFs Saw $178B of Inflows in April, Second Highest on Record

A sharp rebound in equities drove inflows into U.S.-listed exchange-traded funds.

Corporate Moves May 4, 2026

NYC Comptroller Calls for AT&T Shareholders to Vote for Equal Opportunity Disclosure

The telecommunications giant stated that EEO-1 reports ‘do not meaningfully reflect’ its organizational structure.

Newsmakers May 4, 2026

Churchill Asset Management Makes Trio of Strategist, Research Appointments

Peter Repetto, Michael Pond and Brett Graffy will lead research and thought leadership for institutional and wealth clients.