Do you get what you pay for?
A pay-for-performance measure of chief investment officers in the US has revealed paying more for an executive does not translate to better performance. Developed by executive recruitment firm, Charles Skorina & Company, the index is calculated by assessing an institution’s investment returns over the past five years, and measuring it against the salary of the CIO. A basis points earned per $100,000…

How to tackle the appropriate pay structure
The remuneration of pension fund investment executives is a sticking point in the industry. To compete with the open market, attract and retain a certain calibre of executive, and compensate them for the peculiarities of being a fiduciary, there is a certain minimum required. At the same time this has to be balanced with communication to beneficiaries, governments and other stakeholders…

Funds collaborate on governance guide
A practical guide to good governance for pension board trustees was one of the results of the Rotman ICPM Board Effectiveness Program which included participants from 21 funds from nine countries. The program, the first of its kind to be aimed specifically at board members of pension funds and other long-horizon investment institutions, looked at the functionality of boards, examining when…

Credit to be the 2012 honeypot: Mercer
Investments in credit will be a hive of activity this year as the role of banks in lending continues to fall and investors make decisions about the place of sovereign debt in their portfolios, according to Mercer. The consultant, which has outlined economic and financial challenges for investors in 2012, says the scarcity of credit, as well as the reduced role…

Investors look to clean energy infrastructure
Despite clean energy public equity investments performing poorly in 2011, there are still attractive investing opportunities in the sector and strong investor interest in financing green energy infrastructure, a Deutsche Bank Climate Change Advisors report has revealed. The report found that, while clean energy project financing boomed last year, public market investments underperformed. Deutsche Bank’s global head of climate change investment research,…

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The Path Forward: Engaging the Younger Employee in DC Plan Participation

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The Path Forward: Engaging the Younger Employee in DC Plan Participation examines challenges to achieving ... [more]

Awaiting Clarity

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In a recently published article in Global Finance, Paul d’Ouville, Head of Global Product Management ... [more]

Holistic Risk Management: Building and Monitoring a Risk-Controlled Portfolio

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In the aftermath of the global financial crisis, risk management has become more important to ... [more]

Controlling Volatility in Small Cap Equity Portfolios

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While small-cap stocks have historically earned higher returns than other types of investments, they also ... [more]

Do you get what you pay for?

A pay-for-performance measure of chief investment officers in the US has revealed paying more for ... [more]

How to tackle pay structures

The remuneration of pension fund investment executives is a sticking point in the industry. To ... [more]

Investors collaborate on governance guide

A practical guide to good governance for pension board trustees was one of the results ... [more]