Asset managers PIMCO and Vanguard received the highest brand ratings among U.S. institutional investors, according to a recent report by Cogent Research.
The latest Pension Index from Towers Watson shows that, despite improved asset returns in the fourth quarter of 2011, pension funding levels in major global markets dropped over the year due to declining discount rates and disappointing asset returns.
A new report from Vanguard discusses the investment management firm’s outlook for the U.S. economy and markets over the next decade.
With consultants and their pension clients back at their desks in January, it’s a good time to reflect on the past year, review what went right and wrong, and challenge one another on what can be improved.
With the erosion of assets in many retirement portfolios in recent years, plan sponsors are starting to wonder if members might never be able to retire.
We know the road is long and winding, but in terms of economic recovery, there are also a few potholes.
Benefits Canada sat down with OMERS president and CEO, Michael Nobrega, for his views on pension investing and asset allocation.
In recent years, many pension plans have looked to private investments to mitigate some of the risk of public markets. For OMERS, this shift began in 2004. At the time, the fund—which has pension commitments to more than 400,000 members in Ontario—had an investment mix of 82% public market and 18% private investment holdings. But […]
Alternative investments, DC plans, and work/life balance are among Towers Watson’s list of top trends and issues for pension and benefits plan sponsors in 2011.
Financial institutions use the acronym ALM to describe what is now referred to as LDI (liability driven investing) by the pension industry. Why are there two acronyms, and how do they differ?