U.K. agency seeks risk managers
By Thao Hua November 17, 2009Britain’s Asset Protection Agency issued an RFI for “a panel of risk and transaction advisory firms,” which can include money managers, to help manage a portfolio of high-risk debt...
Sharing fiscal stress in 17 syllables
November 16, 2009The Peter G. Peterson Foundation feels your pain.
'Money manager capitalism' led to crisis, paper says
November 16, 2009“Money manager capitalism” is the root cause of the current global financial crisis, according to a paper from the Levy Economics Institute of Bard College.
Lessons of the financial crisis
By Robert Pozen November 2, 2009What are the ramifications of the financial crisis for retirement investing? Let's begin by understanding the macroeconomic situation and then focus on specific investment strategies.
Lo thinks FDIC could fail
October 5, 2009The FDIC might fail, requiring a federal bailout, dragged down by the failure of regional banks with substantial commercial mortgage debt, Andrew W. Lo warned.
Connecticut commits $150 million to PPIP funds
By Douglas Appell October 5, 2009Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds, Hartford, committed $100 million of its planned $200 million investment in the Public-Private Investment Program to a fund managed by Invesco and...
Deflation hawks: Economy to spiral downward
By Dan Jamieson September 21, 2009Deflation is working its way back into polite conversation.
At Deadline
August 10, 2009Pension funds and other tax-exempt institutions would be required to pay taxes on gains from their investments in oil and gas commodities under legislation introduced by Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore.
State Street says its legal reserve might not be enough
By Douglas Appell August 10, 2009What’s left of State Street Corp.’s $625 million reserve might not be enough “to address legal exposure associated with the underperformance of certain fixed-income strategies...
Earnings get 2nd-quarter bounce
By Pia Sarkar August 10, 2009Most publicly held money managers posted higher-than-expected earnings in the second quarter, helped by the recent market rally.
Heeding the lessons of the economic bailout
By William R. Atwood August 10, 2009As I reflect on writing this commentary, I wonder who will read it. Unfortunately, half of Pensions & Investments' readers are distracted by meetings with various purveyors of investment products related to the Term Asset-Backed Security Loan Facility and the Public-Private Investment Program, and the other half seem to be busy bringing to market their own particular TALF- and PPIP-related platforms.
Ben scores points for crisis management
By Doug Halonen August 10, 2009When it comes to kudos for his response to the economic crisis, executives back Ben over Barack.
Mortgage market needs tougher standards
By Bruce I. Jacobs August 10, 2009The current financial market crisis has revealed the inadequacy of a system of patchwork regulations. We need a regulatory regime that is consistent across our large and integrated asset markets, one that can regulate financial products with a focus on their potential effects on systemic risk.
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