Michael Lewis on…Government Regulation
Catch the entirety of Michael Lewis' Interrogation, out in ai5000
Magazine in early April.
News Archive: Mar - 2010
Michael Lewis on…Asset Owners Getting Screwed by Big Banks
Catch the entirety of Michael Lewis' Interrogation, out in ai5000 Magazine in early April.
Michael Lewis on…the Value of Quantitative Analysis
Catch the entirety of Michael Lewis' Interrogation, out in ai5000 Magazine in early April.
UK Pension Agency Boosts Alternatives as Private Equity Fell Sharply in '09
Despite a recent report that shows pension funds
deceased their
commitments to
private equity by 94% last year, the pension
protection fund (PPF) has earmarked up to a quarter of assets to
alternatives.
Another Pension Fund Sues Goldman for 'Unreasonable' Compensation
A pension fund for an electrical workers' union filed a
lawsuit against the bank in a Delaware court.
OMERS Strategic Investments Division Falters
The
division -- established in 2009 and touted as a best-in-class investment
structure for the world's largest pension funds -- severely
underperformed its internal benchmark this past year.
FDIC Asks Pension Funds to Step In
As the FDIC seeks cash, pension funds may be asked to help foot the
bill to rescue the banking system.
The Biggest Risk for DB Plan Sponsors: Interest Rates
A new survey from Aon Consulting outlines the most pressing
issues facing defined benefit plan sponsors in the US, Canada and the UK
over the next three years.
Oxford Endowment Chief: No to the Yale Model
After only seeing a 4%
decline in endowment assets during the Great Recession, Oxford endowment head
Sandra Robertson speaks out against the often-emulated Yale Model of
investment.
Worries Abound Over Changes to UK Accounting Standards
Proposed changes to international accounting standards may increase
reported pension costs and remove incentives to hold “risky” assets.
So Two Guys Walk Into a Subprime Conference in Vegas…
Book Review: Michael Lewis' latest -- and superb -- effort, "The Big Short." Review by Joe Flood.
SEC Ends Two-Year Inquiry Into Florida Pension Agency
The federal probe clears Florida’s money managers of wrongdoing,
without enforcement action recommended.
Plans Increasingly Consider Risk-Parity
Sources say the San Diego Country Employees Retirement Association is leveraging its fixed-income portfolio to create 'risk parity', continuing a trend among pension funds.
Asian SWFs Adjust Investment Strategies for 2010
The China Investment Corp, the Korea Investment Corp, and the Government of Singapore Investment Corp navigate a difficult economic climate.
Hermes on the Lookout for Long-Term Institutional Investors
Hermes opens its three commodities funds.