From aiCIO Magazine: With 52% of world reserve supply, the Canadian government, along with the Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan and two minor producers, collude to keep potash prices artificially high. Editor-in-Chief Kip McDaniel reports.
From aiCIO Magazine: Is the failure to rebalance an institutional portfolio “the height of irresponsibility,” or, as some think, not a failure at all? Joe Flood reports.
Mohamed El-Erian at Pacific Investment Management Co, which runs the world's biggest bond fund, has revised his outlook for US growth in 2011 following President Barack Obama's tax-cut compromise deal.
Investment managers are seeing an increase in the number of requests for proposals (RFPs) from insurance companies seeking third party services as the manager selection process evolves to meet increasingly complex investment needs.
Despite a relatively quiet year in 2010, the private-equity arm of the Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec plans to add to its private equity team to invest in Quebec companies.
Hedge funds and institutional investors predict a bigger inflow into direct commodity investments than in 2010 as the economy continues to improve, increasing demand for metals, grains, and energy.
Betting on a rebound following the bailout of Greece in May, the Government Pension Fund Global has rekindled its interest in Greek, Spanish, Portuguese and Italian government debt.
The consulting firm found that the shortfall among US company pension plans at the end of November corresponds to a funded status of 79%, compared to a funded status of 78% at the end of October.
The Massachusetts state pension fund is seeking to replace BlackRock Inc. because it "lacks confidence that the firm is adequately focused" on fixed-income markets.
According to a report issued by the Empire Center for New York State Policy, taxpayer-funded employer contributions to public pensions in New York State will rise by billions of dollars in the next few years, threatening to divert scarce resources from other essential public services.
A National Association of Pension Funds pulse survey has show 78% of respondents believe the UK's watchdog should be more accountable to those it regulates.
