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Ron Mock Sounds Alarm on Alternatives?
Arlene Jacobius of Pensions & Investments reports, Ontario Teachers CEO calls alternative investments ‘too expensive’:Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, Toronto, is starting to step back from...
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Slugging Through A Rough Stock Market?
Evelyn Cheng of CNBC reports, Nasdaq plunges 1.5%; Dow slides triple digits, clings to gains for 2015:U.S. stocks closed down more than 1 percent on the last day of trade for April as investors weighed...
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Transforming Hedge Fund Fees?
Stephanie Eschenbacher of the Wall Street Journal reports, Swiss Investor Calls for Big Cut in Hedge Fund Fees: One of Europe’s biggest hedge fund investors, Unigestion, is pushing hedge funds to scrap...
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Europe's Pension Crisis?
Chris Johns of The Irish Times reports, Pension crisis is still a financial disaster waiting to happen:Benjamin Franklin famously said the only two things about which we can be certain are death and...
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And Now, The End Is Near?
Bill Gross' latest monthly investment outlook for Janus Capital investors is incredibly grim (added emphasis is mine):Having turned the corner on my 70th year, like prize winning author Julian Barnes,...
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Another Dumb Attack On The ORPP?
The National Post weighed in on Canada's pension debate in an editorial comment, The Ontario Retirement Pension Plan Act — a costly, unneeded plan:Unnoticed amid the budget hoopla last week, the...
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Life and Death on Wall Street?
Janet Tavakoli sent me Nomi Prins'review of her new book, Decisions: Life and Death on Wall Street: Janet Tavakoli is a born storyteller with an incredible tale to tell. In her captivating memoir,...
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Hedge Funds Prepare For War?
Miles Johnson of the Financial Times reports, Hedge funds dig deep for greater returns:When the latest intake of hedge fund analysts arrived for their first day of work they might have imagined a life...
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The Greek Disconnect?
John Hooper of the Guardian reports, Greece’s plight at odds with public's lack of concern as default deferred – for now:“Nothing will change this week,” said Aris Karnachoritis confidently as the...
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Opening Canada's Infrastructure Floodgates?
Bill Curry of the Globe and Mail reports, Liberals would encourage pension funds to invest in infrastructure:Enticing large pension funds to spend big on Canadian infrastructure projects will form a...
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Get Ready For Global Reflation?
Ralph Atkins and David Sheppard of the Financial Times report, Oil and bond yields signal shift from deflation worry:Europe’s deflation scare is over — inflation is back. That is one interpretation, at...
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Social Security On The Fritz?
Janet Novack of Forbes reports, Social Security In Far Worse Shape Than Official Numbers Show:Over the last 15 years, the Social Security Administration’s Office of the Chief Actuary has consistently...
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Are U.S. Pension Funds Delusional?
John Coumarianos of Institutional Imperative wrote a comment for MarketWatch, You could be on the hook for pension funds’ lofty stock-market views:What do Connecticut teachers and Dallas policemen and...
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Is The Greek Endgame Near?
Holly Ellyatt of CNBC reports, Greece 'in crisis' as officials insist deal is near:Greek government officials are insisting that a deal with the country's international lenders over reforms is...
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Wynne’s Pension Boondoggle?
Lorrie Goldstein of the Toronto Sun reports, Wynne’s pension boondoggle?:Suppose Premier Kathleen Wynne’s Liberal government forced you into its Ontario Retirement Pension Plan (ORPP) and took 1.9% of...
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Dealing With a World of Underinvestment?
Michael Spence, a Nobel laureate in economics and Professor of Economics at NYU’s Stern School of Business, wrote a comment for Project Syndicate, A World of Underinvestment: When World War II ended 70...
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Top Funds' Activity in Q1 2015
Sam Forgione of Reuters reports, Top U.S. hedge funds continued to dump Apple amid rally:Top U.S. hedge fund management firms, including Leon Cooperman's Omega Advisors and Philippe Laffont's Coatue...
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Warren Buffet's Big Bets For 2015?
Eric McWhinnie of The Cheat Sheet wrote a comment for USA Today, Buffett bets on these 8 stocks for 2015:Berkshire's largest investments include some of the most popular blue chips known to Wall...
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CPPIB Gains a Record 18.3% in FY 2015
Benefits Canada reports, CPPIB posts record 18.3% return:The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) delivered a net investment return of 18.3% for fiscal 2015—the biggest one-year return since it...
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Tories Backtracking on Enhanced CPP?
The CBC reports, Joe Oliver to consult on 'voluntary' Canada Pension Plan boost:Finance Minister Joe Oliver says his government is ready to start consulting Canadians on allowing larger, "voluntary,"...
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