Tighter Fed = Wider Credit Spreads? No, Says Guggenheim’s Minerd
The Guggenheim Partner CIO cautions investors against assuming that when the Fed raises interest rates, credit spreads will widen in response.
News Archive: Mar - 2013
Investors Expecting More from Hedge Funds
Return expectations have risen by more than a quarter among institutional investors over the past year, according to research from Credit Suisse.
UK Pensions Lose Battle over VAT
Pensions on the hook for £100 million a year in tax as battle with Europe fails.
The Last Bastions of Risk-Taking? SWFs
Not all institutional investors are de-risking.
The World’s 50 Most Admired Companies: How Many Have DB Plans?
Defined benefit pensions are perhaps the single most expensive and cumbersome benefit to provide employees—so do they matter?
Tony Blair: How Pensions are a Lot Like Politics
The UK’s former Prime Minster explains the conundrum of short-term decisions and long-term strategy.
Dutch Pension Manager PGGM Confirms New Head
The changing of the guard: Dutch pension giant appoints a new leader.
Another Way Secret Capital Could Save the Banks
Everyone is talking about investors’ opportunities as banks deleverage, but is there another way of making a buck from the banks?
BlackRock’s UK Head of DC Steps Down
Steve Rumbles--BlackRock managing director and head of its defined contribution business for the UK--has resigned.
CPPIB Picks Up the Check for Half Billion in Food Assets
The Canadian pension giant now owns a little slice of Chef Boyardee—make that one ravioli?—having inked two food-focused secondary private equity investments together worth C$606 million.
Abu Dhabi Loses Fight to Citi over Bailout
One of the world’s largest investors has lost its fight against one of the world’s largest banks, which it helped back from the brink of bankruptcy.
Inefficiency, Thy Name is Asia (Without the Right Index)
Asian markets can be attractive for investors, if they know how to place their money.
Tail Hedging Leaves DC Plans Poor, Not Protected, Study Finds
Even DC investors approaching retirement in 2008 would have been better to ride out that market than blunt decades of returns by paying to hedge tail risk, according to researchers.
Florida Lawmakers to DB Plan: I'm Just Not That Into You
A bill to close Florida's massive defined benefit pension plan to new members will soon go before state lawmakers--some of whom have put 'Pension Reform' high on their 2013 to-do lists.
The Hottest Club Around: The Pension World’s $20B Club
Five or six corporations crossed the $20 billion pension liability threshold in 2012, according to Russell research, including 3M, Johnson & Johnson, Delta Airlines, and Federal Express.