Pension funds fooled by Madoff
Pension fund exposure to Bernard Madoff's alleged Ponzi scheme has raised questions about the governance of so-called professional investors.
Pension fund exposure to Bernard Madoff's alleged Ponzi scheme has raised questions about the governance of so-called professional investors.
Peer comparison is not just something that nervous super fund trustees and investment managers do.
How ATP takes on risk on top of providing a guarantee Higher guaranteed pensions is good news for members of Denmark’s biggest pension fund, but how is ATP’s new pension savings model holding up in volatile markets? Kristen Paech reports on the investment strategies the fund is pursuing to meet its goals.
One of the great things about hedge funds is that they have provided a field day for academic researchers to write scholarly articles on their risks and returns. Yet, for all of this scholarship, a practical roadmap to hedge funds has remained elusive. Until now.
In early 2007, we started advising clients that we thought the next major investment opportunity would be in distressed securities. As the credit crisis has unfolded and the first ripples of this tidal wave have appeared, we have often been asked for our views on how to structure and fund these types of investments
The drive towards a sustainable, low-carbon economy presents both risks and opportunities for commercial real estate investors. Here, we consider the potential impacts on rental income, capital value and future investment returns.
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