Former SEC head hits out at Dodd-Frank
- December 21, 2011
Former head of the US Securities Exchange Commission, Harvey L Pitt, has one simple piece ... [more]
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Asset managers raise alarm
- December 07, 2011
Popular movements seem more likely to emanate from camped-out protesters than boardrooms, but a new ... [more]
Tips for looking under a manager’s kimono
- December 02, 2011
Trouble-shooting consultant, Jim Ware, who has worked with the likes of Texas Teachers and Cornell ... [more]
Sustainability in members interest academic says
- November 30, 2011
Asset owners have a responsibility to consider whether their investment strategies are potentially damaging to ... [more]
Cambridge releases internal databases
- November 16, 2011
The growth in internal management is changing how asset consultants interact with clients, and the ... [more]
Venturing from home comes with risks: Hermes
- November 09, 2011
Chris Taylor, the boss of Hermes Real Estate, part of the Hermes boutique manager suite ... [more]
State Street takes an everyday view of inflation
- October 26, 2011
Top1000funds.com’s Sam Riley talks with Jessica Donohue, a senior managing director at State Street Associates, ... [more]
PRI calls for academics to fill ESG research gaps
- October 19, 2011
Responsible investment research has reached a “tipping point” in its development, says the PRI’s director ... [more]
Funds “overreacting” to market volatility: MSCI
- October 05, 2011
A global survey of asset owners shows they are increasingly being short-term in their focus ... [more]
MSCI improves factor risk modelling for equities
- September 28, 2011
The most recent Barra US Equity Model, USE4, contains some important innovations in factor risk ... [more]
Investors need to look beyond current crisis and plan for future inflation risk
- September 21, 2011
Investors should be looking past a “safe haven mentality” and be structuring their portfolios to ... [more]
Passive management doesn’t add up for mathematical investor
- September 14, 2011
Investors in a low returns environment may be looking to lower their risk and costs ... [more]
UNPRI looks for new horizons
- September 07, 2011
The UN-backed Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) is focused on expanding into China, India and ... [more]