In this month’s Financial Analysts Journal, Tyler Cowen professor of economics at George Mason University, Virginia makes sense of the current financial crisis by drawing on some of Fischer Black’s ideas.
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A Simple Theory of the Financial Crisis; or, Why Fischer Black Still Matters
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What the crisis teaches us about sustainability
Institutional asset owners who have signed the UN Principles of Responsible Investing were told they must make the effort to help pioneer a sustainable economy, in an address from David Blood, co-founder with Al Gore of Generation Investment Management. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
…as New Mexico Governor latest to ban third-party marketers
Bill Richardson has directed the State Investment Office to ban the use of third-party placement agents on investments of the state's Permanent Funds.
CalPERS formally adopts placement agency policy…
CalPERS has officially adopted a placement agent policy, in light of recent pay-to-play allegations at other public funds, and introduced an investment policy for leverage, as its total fund value increased to $177.5 billion as at April 23, up from $169.4 billion at the end of March. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
US funds change strategies in preparation for termination
The majority of US corporate plan sponsors want to terminate their frozen pension plans quickly but don’t have the sufficient assets to do so, according to Cecil Hemingway, US Retirement Practice Leader with Aon Consulting. A new survey by Aon, of more than 70 US organisations with a cumulative total of frozen pension plan asset
World Bank’s new asset management division targets SWF co-investment
The World Bank has set up a new asset management division, IFC Asset Management Company, and a new private equity fund, specifically designed to facilitate co-investment by sovereign wealth funds in developing countries. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
UK pension funds given property investment incentives
UK pension funds are being encouraged to support the residential property market via an initiative which would see them invest in the private rented housing sector for the first time. mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3
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