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Visibility And The Clearer Trade?
Michael Gayed, chief investment strategist and co-portfolio manager at Pension Partners, wrote a comment over the weekend, Visibility And The Clearer Trade: The S&P 500 (SPY) fell last week as...
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Will Private Equity Spark The Next Crisis?
Dan Primack of Fortune reports, Ben Bernanke threatens private equity:Some potentially seismic news for the private equity market yesterday, as Yankee Candle canceled a $950 million debt refinancing...
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A Pension Holiday?
I've decided to take a solid break from blogging to spend time with family and friends. Those of you who want to track pension and investment news can do so by following the links below:1) Google:...
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The Risks of a Greek Collapse?
Alexis Papachelas of Kathimerini reports, The risks of a Greek collapse:While Greece seems to be engrossed in its “success story,” the country’s partners appear more concerned with its “stability...
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Slowing Deterioration at U.S. Public Pensions?
Lisa Lambert of Reuters reports, U.S. public pensions weaken, but deterioration slowing:The ability of U.S. public pensions to cover their liabilities weakened again, although the deterioration is...
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CalPERS, CalSTRS Post Strong Gains
The Associated Press reports, CalPERS, CalSTRS post gains:The nation's two largest public pension funds on Monday reported double-digit annual returns from rising stock and real estate prices, but...
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PSP Investments Gains 10.7% in FY 2013
The Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments) reported its fiscal year 2013 results:The Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments) announced today that it recorded an...
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Hefty Payouts For PSP's Executives?
The Ottawa Citizen published an article by Jason Fekete, Federal public service pension board executives’ earnings rise by half to $16 million, report finds:The five top-paid executives at the Public...
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Record Results For AIMCo in 2012
While I was away, Gary Lamphier of the Edmonton Journal reported, Record results for Alberta’s pension fund manager AIMCo in 2012:Alberta’s $70 billion pension-fund manager posted the strongest returns...
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Detroit's Cries of Betrayal?
Steven Yaccino and Michael Cooper of the NYT report, Cries of Betrayal as Detroit Plans to Cut Pensions:Gloria Killebrew, 73, worked for the City of Detroit for 22 years and now spends her days caring...
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bcIMC Gains 9.5% Net in 2012-2013
The British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (bcIMC) released its results for 2012-2013:The British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (bcIMC) today released its combined pension plan...
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UK Ruling Puts Pensioners Above Creditors?
Miles Costello and Alex Spence of The Times report, Supreme Court victory for Lehman and Nortel pensioners:The Supreme Court has ended three years of uncertainty for thousands of members of the Lehman...
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The Unsteady States of America?
The Economist reports, The Unsteady States of America:When Greece ran into financial trouble three years ago, the problem soon spread. Many observers were mystified. How could such a little country set...
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The Hedge Fund Myth?
A few weeks ago, Bloomberg Businessweek published a piece by Sheelah Kolhatkar, The Hedge Fund Myth:At the height of the financial crisis in 2008, a group of famous hedge fund managers was made to...
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U.S. Carmakers Climb Out of Pension Abyss?
The Windsor Star published an article by Craig Trudel of Bloomberg, Big improvement in pension plays, GM and Ford say:While drawing car buyers and praise from the likes of Consumer Reports, General...
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U.S. Company Pensions in Peril?
Benefits Canada reports, S&P 500 company pensions see record shortfalls:Last year, S&P 500 companies posted record shortfalls in their pensions and other post-employment benefits (OPEB),...
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A Private Equity Luminary?
Beth Healy of the Boston Globe reports, Kevin Landry, Boston private equity luminary, dies at 69:Kevin Landry, a veteran of Boston private equity and one of its biggest personalities, died Thursday...
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Rhode Island’s Big Bet on Hedge Funds?
Mike Stanton of the Providence Journal reports, Will Rhode Island’s big bet on hedge funds pay off?:A few weeks ago, New York billionaire hedge fund trader Daniel Loeb, who has $66 million in Rhode...
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Is The Smart Money Getting Out?
Robert Farzan of Bloomberg reports, Is the Smart Money Getting Out?:As markets break all time highs, there are signs that the smart money, as it’s called, is keen to get out.Data compiled by Bank of...
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New Worries For Corporate Plans?
Tara Perkins of the Globe and Mail reports, Growing lifespans the latest worry for pension plans:Canadian companies are facing higher pension costs after an influential group published new research...
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