Poll Archives

What retirement industry initiatives do you expect to see in President Barack Obama’s fiscal 2015 budget?

Number of votes: 188

Feb 18, 2014

Should the the Securities and Exchange Commission require corporations to disclose climate change financial risks?

Number of votes: 69

Feb 10, 2014

Last week the president announced the myRA program and Sen. Tom Harkin filed a universal retirement bill. Should the Federal government be in the business of helping people save for retirement?

Number of votes: 219

Feb 3, 2014

How much of an impact do you think the executive changes at PIMCO will have on the firm’s performance?

Number of votes: 302

Jan 27, 2014

The theory goes that if an NFC team (the Seahawks this year) wins the Super Bowl, the stock market will rise, and if an AFC team (the Broncos this year) wins, the market will drop. Will this matter to you when the game is played Feb. 2?

Number of votes: 149

Jan 20, 2014

In a Jan. 6 story in Pensions & Investments, experts predicted the 10-year Treasury yield will end the year at between 2% and 4%. What's your best guess?

Number of votes: 152

Jan 13, 2014

The S&P 500 rose 29.6% in 2013, its best annual performance since 1997. How do you think it will end 2014?

Number of votes: 274

Jan 3, 2014

Some 220 initial public offerings — the most since 2007 — have been recorded by Renaissance Capital year to date through Dec. 13, including the Dec. 12 IPOs of Hilton and Aramak. How many IPOs do you expect in 2014?

Number of votes: 43

Dec 16, 2013

If the ruling that allows Detroit to reduce pension benefits is upheld upon appeal, what is the most likely long-term effect?

Number of votes: 91

Dec 10, 2013

What effect, if any, do you think the SEC’s investigation of investment consulting firms has had on investment consulting practices?

Number of votes: 155

Nov 25, 2013

The S&P 500 is up more than 28% so far this year, as of the Nov. 15 closing. With six weeks of trading left, where do you expect it to end the full year?

Number of votes: 124

Nov 18, 2013

When do you expect the Fed to taper quantitative easing?

Number of votes: 207

Nov 11, 2013

After five years, PIMCO Total Return fund recently lost its title as the world’s largest mutual fund to The Vanguard Total Stock Market index fund. What was the biggest factor in the change?

Number of votes: 114

Nov 4, 2013

PIMCO's Mohamed El-Erian says inflation will slowly rise in the next 12 months and become a bigger problem in the coming years. When do you expect inflation to be a problem?

Number of votes: 162

Oct 29, 2013

In light of J.P. Morgan’s tentative $13 billion civil settlement related to mortgage securities, does regulatory or legal action against a manager impact your decision to hire, fire or keep the firm?

Number of votes: 93

Oct 21, 2013

What will be the biggest financial and economic challenge of the next 10 years?

Number of votes: 159

Oct 14, 2013

Since P&I launched 40 years ago, there have been numerous market crisis. Which one of these was the most significant market crises for institutional investors?

Number of votes: 170

Oct 7, 2013

The Pew Charitable Trust is now giving advice to policy makers on its ideas for pension reform. Is this:

Number of votes: 1347

Sep 30, 2013

The aggregate funded status of local government pension plans was down 11 percentage points in 2012 from the previous year, according to a report from Wilshire Associates. At year end, what do you think the funded status will be?

Number of votes: 106

Sep 24, 2013

Twitter filed to go public using a so-called "stealth" filing. It doesn't have to reveal its filing until at least 3 weeks before the road show. Is 3 weeks enough time to evaluate an IPO?

Number of votes: 63

Sep 16, 2013

Assets of the world's largest 300 retirement funds increased by 9.8% in 2012, eclipsing the 1.9% growth rate in 2011, according to an annual survey conducted by Pensions & Investments and Towers Watson & Co. How do you think the funds will do this year?

Number of votes: 67

Sep 9, 2013

Five years after the financial crisis, do you think your organization is better prepared for another one?

Number of votes: 73

Sep 3, 2013

Whom did the Nasdaq outage affect the most?

Number of votes: 109

Aug 26, 2013

California and the Department of Labor are in dispute over state pension reform resulting in $1.6 billion in federal transit funding being put on hold. Should the Federal government influence state reforms?

Number of votes: 220

Aug 19, 2013

Better performing state pension funds generally had more alternative investments, according to a Cliffwater report. Which alternative assets should a pension fund own?

Number of votes: 348

Aug 12, 2013

How will rising interest rates impact corporate pension contributions?

Number of votes: 218

Aug 5, 2013

The vast majority of money managers reporting earnings for the June 30 quarter saw their AUM fall. What do you expect for the Sept. 30 quarter?

Number of votes: 52

Jul 29, 2013

Detroit filed the largest U.S. municipal bankruptcy last week. What impact do you think the filing will have on the ongoing discussion about U.S. public pension funds?

Number of votes: 131

Jul 22, 2013

What is the greatest threat to economic growth in the second half of the year?

Number of votes: 147

Jul 15, 2013

Worldwide outsourced assets under management increased 59% to $1 trillion in 2 years. When will they reach $2 trillion?

Number of votes: 76

Jul 8, 2013