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Florida SBA hikes pay levels; portfolio managers gain most
Florida State Board of Administration has significantly increased compensation for its investment professionals in line with midway pay levels at peer funds. Early stage portfolio managers see the sharpest rises reflecting competition in that corner of the market but the SBA is also paying more to its back office staff.
Markowitz has plan for gaining insights into complex instrument
At the age of 82, modern portfolio theorist, Harry Markowitz still has a lot to say about the state of play in investment management.
CIC No.2 set for take-off
The Chinese Government is expected to provide details this month of its new fund – being dubbed the “Industrial CIC” or” CIC 2” – which will centralise oversight of various state-owned businesses.
Best funds for transparency revealed: where did your fund rank?
The Global Pension Transparency Benchmark has revealed the top ranking funds globally for transparency of disclosure across cost, governance, performance and responsible investment. Click here for the results of 75 funds across 15 countries.
US plays catch-up, institutions applaud “say on pay” reforms
Institutional investors in the US, including the largest pension fund in the country, CalPERS, have applauded the introduction of the Shareholder Bill of Rights which includes reform to allow long-term investors to nominate their own director candidates on the management proxy card.
Review highlights obstacles to long-term thinking
The Kay Review into UK equity markets and long-term decision-making is one of the more sensible of a raft of reviews that have evolved from the crisis. It looks at the interaction, behaviour, incentives and decision-making of all the players in the financial services “value chain”. More than some nationalities, the Brits have been concerned
Lessons for US investors in Railpen ‘say on pay’ report
A report conducted by the investment division of the ₤15 billion ($24 billion) UK pension fund, Railpen, examines the impact that six years of advisory shareowner votes have had on pay in the UK, leading to some important lessons for contemporaries in the US as they approach a similar regulatory environment and some recent leadership
A post-COVID economy
The big difference between the vaccine rollouts and the scale of the stimulus measures across the world could result in a K-shaped global economic recovery, with much of the developed world booming but poorer countries continuing to struggle. However the
NEST believes in passive management
A preference for passive management underpins the investment beliefs of the new UK defined contribution fund, NEST, which has finally outlined its investment approach.
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