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NYC Plans to Consolidate its 5 Pension Funds
By Samantha GrossLeaders have reached a tentative agreement to combine the management of five city pension funds worth $120 billion, a move meant to improve returns and prevent political considerations from influencing the handling of investments.
October 27, 2011
Shining Light on Commodity Investment and the Financialization of Commodity MarketsMarket financialization has also led investors to worry about higher integration between commodity and traditional financial markets weakening the portfolio benefits of commodity investment.
October 27, 2011
More Foundations Use Investment Assets to Achieve Their MissionsBy investing endowment dollars to further their charitable missions, these grantmakers which hold 20 percent of all U.S. foundation assets are extending the public benefit of their resources.
October 27, 2011
More Foundations Use Investment Assets to Achieve Their MissionsBy investing endowment dollars to further their charitable missions, these grantmakers which hold 20 percent of all U.S. foundation assets are extending the public benefit of their resources.
October 24, 2011
Top 10 Richest Colleges for 2011: The Biggest EndowmentsSome surprises on the endowment front, and some non-surprises. Ivy League schools dominate the list with Harvard's haul nearly double its arch-rival's
October 21, 2011
SEC Names Legg Mason Exec the New Associate Director of Advisor ExamsThe SEC announced on Friday that Andrew J. Bowden has been appointed an associate director to lead the National Investment Adviser/Investment Company Examination Program in the SECs Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations.
October 21, 2011
IAA’s Tittsworth: Fiduciary Ruling Likely in Q1 of 2012: RISAt Retirement Income Symposium, David Tittsworth provides recent history and likely next developments on fiduciary standard for all.
October 20, 2011
UBS to Trim, Not Sell, Investment Bank, Report SaysAs further details emerge regarding its recent $2.3 billion trading loss, UBS interim CEO Sergio Ermotti has decided against spinning off or selling the investment bank and, instead, plans to reduce its size, especially in its fixed-income work.