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OMERS Gains 10% in 2012
Tara Perkins of the Globe and Mail reports, OMERS posts 10 per cent return helped by private equity, real estate gains:The Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System has posted a 10-per-cent return...
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Ontario Teachers' to Absorb More Risk?
Tara Perkins of the Globe and Mail reports, Deal will let Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan shoulder more investing risk:The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is aiming to be more aggressive in its...
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Americans Anxious About Retirement?
Michael Fletcher of the Washington Post reports, Americans anxious about retirement (h/t, Suzanne Bishopric):Even as the economy slowly improves, the vast majority of Americans remain deeply worried...
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Caisse Gains 9.6% in 2012
Nicolas Van Praet of the National Post reports, Caisse racks up 9.6% return despite slowing economy:The Caisse du dépôt et placement du Québec tallied a 9.6% return for its depositors last year as the...
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World's Largest Pension to Review Portfolio?
Eleanor Warnock of the Wall Street Journal reports, World's Largest Pension to Review Portfolio:Japan's public pension fund will be reviewing its portfolio when its new fiscal year starts in April, an...
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Europe's Broken Bismarckian Promise?
M. Nicolas J. Firzli, director general of The World Pensions Council, wrote an article for Plan Sponsor, Europe’s pension predicament: the broken Bismarckian promise (h/t: Suzanne Bishopric):During the...
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Who's Addressing Their Pension Shortfall?
Angela Delli Santi of the Associated Press reports, NJ's pension shortfall grows:The $86 billion system that funds pensions for public workers, state troopers, local police and firefighters, and...
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Small Hedge Funds Outdoing Elite Rivals?
James Mackintosh of the Financial Times reports, Small hedge funds outdo elite rivals: The world’s top hedge funds did far less well than usual last year, as smaller rivals made more money for...
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Confusion Over Volatility Strategies?
Christine Williamson of Pensions & Investments reports, Institutions move to add volatility strategies (h/t: Bryan Wisk):A number of institutional investors intend to carve out an allocation in...
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Are Pension Funds The New Banks?
Sophie Baker, Mark Cobley and Mike Foster of Dow Jones Financial News report, Pension funds are the new banks:Steven Daniels, chief investment officer at Tesco Pension Investment – the principal...
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Pension Funds Struggle With Asset Allocation?
Maha Khan Phillips of Financial News reports, Pension funds struggle with asset allocation:It is a difficult time to be a pension fund manager. Few asset classes are generating strong performance,...
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SEC Slams Illinois Over Pensions?
Lisa Lambert of Reuters reports, Illinois settles SEC charges over pensions:Illinois, which has the worst-funded state pension system in the United States, agreed on Monday to settle federal civil...
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Does Air Canada Deserve a Pension Lifeline?
Brent Jang of the Globe and Mail reports, Ottawa grants Air Canada pension reprieve, imposes executive pay freeze:Ottawa has granted Air Canada more time to meet its pension funding obligations, but...
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Standard Private Equity Losing Its Luster?
Ronald J. Sylvestri, Jr., President of Quail Ridge Asset Management, wrote an op-ed for Forbes, Why The Standard Private Equity Fund Is Losing Its Luster:Save your tears, but it’s not easy being a...
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Treacherous Times For Hedge Funds?
Dan McCrum and Sam Jones of the Financial Times report, Hedge fund closures keep rising:The number of hedge funds going out of business rose for the third year in a row in 2012, according to HFR, a...
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The Cypriot Crisis?
Eric Reguly of the Globe and Mail reports, World markets roiled as radical Cyprus bailout deal stall: A small bailout in a small state has roiled the global financial markets and triggered a political...
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Air Canada Bonuses Tied to Pension Payments?
Guy Dixon of the Globe and Mail reports, Bonuses for Air Canada executives tied to pension deficit payments:The federal government is offering a carrot to Air Canada to pay down the company’s pension...
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Americans Bracing For a Retirement Crisis?
Kelly Greene and Vipal Monta of the WSJ report, Workers Saving Too Little to Retire:Workers and employers in the U.S. are bracing for a retirement crisis, even as the stock market sits near highs and...
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HOOPP Does it Again, Gains 17.1% in 2012
Janet McFarland of the Globe and Mail reports, HOOPP sees best return in more than a decade:The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan posted a 17-per-cent return on its investments last year and is...
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CalPERS Indictment the Tip of the Iceberg?
Peter Lattman of the New York Times reports, Former Calpers Chief Indicted Over Fraud:As head of the country’s largest pension fund, Federico R. Buenrostro wielded vast influence in the money...
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