Industry Voices
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The good and bad of investment committees and boardsIn working with more than 100 investment committees in our careers, and as sitting board and investment committee members for various non-profit entities, we have experienced the good and bad of committees.
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A rising class of emerging managers: Women- and minority-owned hedge fundsOver the past few years, the demand from institutional investors for women- and minority-owned hedge funds (typically known as women and minority business enterprises) has grown significantly.
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Infrastructure raises its asset profileInvesting in infrastructure projects is about to become much more of a mainstream activity. After mixed results from early forays into the nascent infrastructure asset class, investors are increasingly drawn to the potential steady, long-term returns that can be realized through these types of ...
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Keys to understanding opportunities in real estateThere are five keys to understanding and identifying the opportunities in the commercial real estate market.
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Time to rethink subordinated debtAs investors search for income globally, one asset class within the global credit universe has become increasingly shunned, yet with careful analysis potentially offers some of the most attractive future returns: subordinated debt.
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The end to the bull market in bondsIt doesn’t take a doctorate in economics to figure out that this long bull market in bonds might soon come to an end as central banks’ balance sheets balloon and the window for further monetary easing closes.
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Benchmarking 'to' and 'through' target-date fundsHow can well-meaning 401(k) plan executives prudently select and monitor target-date funds? A big part of the answer can be found by determining proactively whether a target-date fund's asset allocation and glidepath are consistent with a plan's particular needs.
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Driving successful participant retirement outcomesDefined contribution plan executives need to begin focusing on providing participants a better retirement planning experience. Effective plan sponsors move beyond offering only a competitive employee benefit and towards providing their employees with a secure retirement.
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Pension investment strategy in light of new lawNew pension funding stabilization legislation should prompt U.S. defined benefit plan sponsors to assess their investment strategies.
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Identifying the best risk mitigation strategy for a corporate DB planA “one-size-fits-all” risk mitigation strategy for corporate defined benefit plans does not exist, particularly in the current environment.
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Evolving the 401(k) fund menuThe defined contribution plan fund menu should be built on simplicity and not convolution; easy to understand entry points for plan participants.
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Public pension fund governance: alignment of responsibility with authorityAn important area of public pension fund governance that has not received sufficient attention is alignment of governance responsibility with corresponding authority.
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Separate benchmarks required for each stage of PE investingOver the last 10 years, private equity has become an increasingly mainstream asset class for institutional investors. Yet measuring the effectiveness of PE investments has remained a challenge.
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Restoring trust in our financial system: It's all about cultureThe global financial system is experiencing a severe crisis of confidence ... To understand what can be done to restore our collective trust in a system that is intrinsic to our economy, we must first address a fundamental question: Why has this happened?
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Pension shortfall: Solving for the missing 2%Our analysis suggests defined benefit plans relying solely on traditional equities and fixed income will likely experience a 2% shortfall per annum over the next seven to 10 years.
