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Longevity swaps now part of the risk tool set
Engineering firm, Babcock International, is the first UK firm to use a longevity swap to hedge against life expectancy risk in its pension scheme. Amanda White looks at the use of longevity swaps as a risk management tool.
Norway’s auditor slams manager fees as ‘reprehensible’
Norway’s Finance Ministry is under fire for huge fees paid to external fund managers of the NOK3 trillion ($478 billion) Government Pension Fund, with the country’s auditor general criticising Norges Bank as “reprehensible” for paying out NOK500 million ($81 million) on a mandate of NOK3.3 billion ($534 million).
…as management costs creep up on OMERS
The $48.4 billion OMERS, which plans to have 90 per cent of assets directly managed by 2012, increased its investment management expenses in 2009 by 8 per cent, a figure it claims is offset by lower investment operating and third-party manager expenses.
Towers Watson and Oxford Uni team up to uncover sustainability impediments
Towers Watson and Oxford University have launched a collaborative research effort to examine the impediments to progress in sustainability integration, with changes to mandate design one of the expected practical solutions. The project is spearheaded by thought-leaders Roger Urwin and Professor Gordon Clark.
Shaping CEOs’ long-term reports
What do investors with long horizons want to know? Megatrends, risk factors, capital allocation and governance are dominant themes in chief executives’ presentations at CEO-Investor Forums.
Assessing reality in US public funds
Distinct regulation of United States public pension funds that links the liability discount rate to expected return on assets, rather than to the riskiness of their promised benefits, sets them apart – in a bad way. US public funds have underperformed other pension fund cohorts because of higher allocations to risky assets. Arguably, regulation is
Climate policy key to balancing incoming economic shocks
The methods central banks use to predict inflation are breaking down, and world governments will need to look beyond monetary policy and incorporate fiscal and climate policy levers to balance fragile economies, according to renowned economics professor Warwick McKibbin.
Whineray takes the reins at NZ Super
New Zealand Super acting chief executive Matt Whineray was named to the position permanently on Tuesday. He replaces long-time fund CEO Adrian Orr and vacates his chief investment officer role.
Kotkin talks transition, Ukraine war and western resilience
In a sweeping discussion at FIS Maastricht, Professor Stephen Kotkin argues that Ukraine still has a long fight ahead, China has learnt economic strangulation and diplomatic coercion are a better strategy than invasion in Taiwan – and the west must invest more in its financial systems, military alliances and society.
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