CalPERS, Bondholders Square off Over Stockton Assets
CalPERS, the city's largest creditor, squares off with bondholders as a judge determines Stockton's eligibility for Chapter 9 protection.
News Archive: Mar - 2013
Funding DB Plans More Expensive Than Ever
Employer contributions hit a new high in 2012, according to data from the Office for National Statistics.
CalPERS Partners with Standard Life, Aiming for Alpha
This is the inaugural deal for CalPERS’ multi-asset class partnership program.
UK Regulator to Probe Transition Management, Custody, Fund Fees
Fees, practices, and financial institutions’ general behaviour towards clients is to come under the microscope in the UK.
Is This the Future of Emerging Market Investment?
The first emerging market investment strategy including all three ESG factors has been launched.
Graphic: The World Map of Retirement
Where does your nation sit on the pension map?
When Risk Parity Goes Wrong
UBS is not convinced about the wisdom of following a risk parity strategy.
Boom Time in the Secondary PE Market
Established managers have more capital than ever, with institutional investors predicting 2013 will be the biggest year yet for the industry.
Pension De-Risking: Beyond the Buyout Binary
LDI and annuitization don't tell the whole story on de-risking, and NISA research says it’s worth taking a look at the broader spectrum.
Graphic: The Latest Periodic Table of Hedge Fund Returns
It’s back. We have the latest version of the wildly popular Periodic Table of Hedge Fund returns, updated with 2013 year-to-date returns.
Former Detroit Pension Trustees, Attorney Charge with Fraud in Bribery Scandal
The indictment claims that Detroit's former Treasurer and a pension trustee accepted kickbacks including massages, golf clubs, and tickets to a Playboy party.
Return Boost for Investors as UK Reduces Tax
Will less tax on investments help pull more funds – and investor assets – towards the UK?
State Street Settles Final Transition Management Appeal
The latest chapter in the State Street transition management affair has closed...will the Financial Services Authority open another?
Everyone Loves the Dollar
The world’s reserve currency has found some friends, in institutional investment circles at least.
Smart Beta 2.0 – Or How to See Through Biased Marketing
Thought it was only active managers who resorted to spin? Think again.