Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke’s term ends in January 2014, and it is unclear whether he will stay on for another--so what should be on his to-do list?
The Federal Reserve’s August 1 meeting could bring news of a fresh round of quantitative easing, something that could bring ecstasy to markets but some pain to institutions investing against liabilities.
Receptiveness to credit and duration risk are on the rise for many pension funds, endowments, and other institutional investors, according to the Federal Reserve's latest survey.
AQR Capital Management has presented its first annual AQR Insight Award to Bryan Kelly, Ph.D., of the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and Seth Pruitt, Ph.D., of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors for their unpublished research in predicting market returns more accurately over one-month and one-year time horizons.
The Federal Reserve has decided to continue its plan of purchasing longer-term securities while holding interest rates low through 2013 -- a move that may contribute to potentially detracting appeal of liability-driven investing strategies for plan sponsors.
An approach by the Federal Reserve of QE3 would be the wrong path to take to improve the US economy, notes Michael Litt, founder and chief investment officer at Arrowhawk Capital Partners.
The Federal Reserve Open Market Committee (FOMC) has announced a bond swap, with plans to purchase $400 billion in longer-term securities while selling an equal amount of short-term ones by June 2012.
As the Federal Reserve moves toward new steps to purchase long-dated Treasury bonds and decrease interest rates on long-term loans, investors question the impact on liability-driven investment.