Tag: Alternative Investments

While institutional investors are optimistic about equities in 2015, their outlook is tempered by market risks that are difficult to...

The Boston Company Asset Management unveiled two new strategies for institutional investors in the areas of energy infrastructure and event-driven...

New York Life Investment Management is making its first entry into the ETF industry with the acquisition of IndexIQ.

Major changes are occurring in the fixed-income markets that are driving asset managers to position clients against volatility and future...

Mercer said it has agreed to acquire SCM Strategic Capital Management AG, a Swiss-based specialist private markets adviser and delegated...

Alternative assets skyrocketed over six years, from $83 billion at...

Fitch Ratings reports hedge fund assets under management (AUM) should continue growing toward $3 trillion, despite high-profile pension plan withdrawals...

October 27, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Confidence has returned among institutional investors worldwide, according to a survey by Pyramis Global Advisors.

October 14, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Performance data from more than 300 U.S. pension funds show listed equity real estate investment...

October 8, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Five new indices created by Wilshire Associates Incorporated are designed to provide critical benchmarking support...

October 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Should hedge funds replace fixed income investments? This question has been top-of-mind for many corporate...

September 26, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A recent survey of investment consultants, conducted by Cerulli Associates, shows that they are actively...

September 23, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Andrew Daly joined investment management and processing firm SEI as a client investment strategist on...

September 12, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Target-date funds (TDFs), or lifecycle funds, have become the default, do-it-yourself investment option in retirement...

September 10, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Regulation may be slowing the push for alternative investments by retirement plans and other institutional...

August 19, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A new collective investment fund from Alta Trust Company strives to bring an endowment investment...

August 19, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Insurance general account assets are trending towards expanded use of alternative investments, says new Cerulli...

August 11, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – BNY Mellon named Michael Gordon to head the firm’s new Retirement and Strategic Solution Group,...

August 7, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – State pension systems earned a median 7.2% annualized return over the 10 years ended June...

August 6, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Wilshire Associates Incorporated announced the launch of two indices designed to provide insight into an...