Is This the Toughest Job in Pensions?
The UK’s lifeboat for bankrupt company schemes has announced a new hire for the post that could be seen as the hardest in the industry.
News Archive: Mar - 2013
The Secret Is Out About Insurance-Linked Securities
Capital has been flowing in fast, which Conning analysts say will likely force down returns.
How to Best Govern a Pension? Royal Mail's Crowdsourcing the Answer
The Royal Mail pension, along with two others, has launched a project to determine best practices in pension governance.
New CIO for the Pension Protection Fund
Barry Kenneth, a Morgan Stanley managing director, will take over the top job, which has been empty since last summer.
The Truth about Commodity Boom and Busts
All you speculators out there, a Cambridge, MA, academic has news for you.
Which Country is the SWFs’ Sweetheart?
Around a fifth of all SWF capital is invested in one country – can you guess which one?
Investing Blind: The Sorry State of Portfolio Data
If you don’t know what you have, you can’t know what you need.
Where Did the Assets Flow in 2012?
One asset class outshone them all last year in Europe, but where did the money flow?
Illinois Settles with SEC Over Pension-Related Fraud Charges
The state allegedly misled municipal bond investors by failing to disclose the impact of pension contribution holidays, among other changes to its funding schedule.
Target-Date Funds Failed Investors in 2008, Says Study
The majority of target-date funds are still too aggressive in the decade leading up to members’ retirement, according to research into fund performance.
Corporate DB Sponsors: EBSA Has a New Rule For You
New disclosure rules have come in effect for US corporate DB plans that'll cost pensions $1 million...and that's just the postage.
Pension Poaches from Fund Manager for Internal Team
Asset managers are losing staff…to their pension fund clients.
US Managers Win Sales Race in Europeans’ Back Yard
European fund houses are losing out to their American rivals on home turf, a study reveals.
UK DC Schemes Turn Down Free Lunch
Equities make up 79% of the average FTSE 100/250 company’s default defined contribution portfolio, according to Schroders research.
When 'Private Equity' Just Means Higher Fees
Tesco pension chief asks, are investments labelled as private equity just a way of taking a larger cut?