Featured Story
Markstone, Wetherly settle with New York over pay-to-play probe
By Christine WilliamsonMarkstone Capital Group and Wetherly Capital Group agreed to return $18 million and $1 million, respectively, to the New York State Common Retirement Fund, Albany, to settle an investigation by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo into a pay-to-play scandal at the $126 billion fund.
View full storyEditor’s Pick
California bill would register placement agents
Legislation requiring placement agents to register as lobbyists before contacting California public pension funds was introduced today in the state Assembly.
By Randy DiamondNews
- Illinois mulls ban on funds' non-public derivative investments
- State Street fund universe gains 3.1% in Q4, 19.4% in 2009
- Sluggish start to year for S&P 1500 plans’ funded ratio
- Employers less confident in workers’ ability to retire
- MBIA creates Cutwater as separate bond unit
- Florida votes against management almost 1 out of 3 times
- Murphy added to Korn/Ferry recruitment team
- Schlumberger eyes up to $600 million in 2010 contributions
LATEST HEADLINES:
- State Street fund universe gains 3.1% in Q4, 19.4% i... (1 of 10)
- Illinois mulls ban on funds' non-public derivative i... (2 of 10)
- Employers less confident in workers’ ability t... (3 of 10)
- MBIA creates Cutwater as separate bond unit (4 of 10)
- Florida votes against management almost 1 out of 3 t... (5 of 10)
- Sluggish start to year for S&P 1500 plans’ fun... (6 of 10)
- Murphy added to Korn/Ferry recruitment team (7 of 10)
- Rockefeller picks Marsh as senior VP (8 of 10)
- CalSTRS eyes commodities as ‘insurance policy&... (9 of 10)
- Credit Suisse loses North American alts distribution... (10 of 10)
Departments:
People
Murphy added to Korn/Ferry recruitment team
John Murphy was named a managing director for the asset and wealth management sector of executive recruiter Korn/Ferry International’s global financial markets business.
By Douglas AppellRockefeller picks Marsh as senior VP
Michael Marsh was named a senior vice president at Rockefeller and Co., focusing on non-profit institutional business development.
By Douglas AppellCredit Suisse loses North American alts distribution director
Hari Achuthan, a director on the North American distribution team for Credit Suisse's alternatives-focused asset management business, left the company last week.
By Douglas AppellBlog Bank
View moreAdvertisement
Charts
International
Merseyside puts out call for 3 equity mandates
Merseyside Pension Fund, Liverpool, England, is searching for at least three active equity managers to run a combined £500 million ($781 million), a spokesman for the £4.3 billion fund confirmed.
By Drew CarterETFs' siren song still lures managers
As a new crop of money managers and investment banks enters the hot market of exchange-traded funds, the challenge has already proven too much for some in a sector where scale is key.
By Thao HuaCanada fund explains itself in op-ed letter
Following large investment losses in 2008 and the first half of 2009, the Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec launched a media offensive to reassure workers about stability of the C$120.1 billion (US$113.1 billion) fund.
View more














