Largest money managers
New risk management tools for a post-financial crisis era
Institutional investors are reaching out for new risk management tools to address shortcomings in estimating risks that left them more exposed to losses in the financial market crisis than they...
May 13, 2013
Retirement calculators evolve into sophisticated tools
Interactive financial calculators, long a staple of defined contribution plans, have evolved from a collection of numbers that yield a lump-sum accumulation to a detailed analysis of retirement...
May 13, 2013
EMEA is a driving force in BlackRock's growth
BlackRock Inc. is revving its overseas growth engine, powered to a large extent by the company's institutional business in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
May 13, 2013
Firms go extra mile to help marathon bombing victims
Money managers in Boston stepped up to the plate to contribute to One Fund Boston, created by the city of Boston and the state of Massachusetts to assist families of the three people killed in the...
May 13, 2013
Hedged global bonds could be answer to DC volatility problem
Many defined contribution plan sponsors are seeking solutions aimed at reducing undue volatility — excess volatility without a commensurate increase in return — that can prevent a plan...
May 13, 2013
PIMCO adds Japanese interest rate portfolio manager in Tokyo
Ki Cho joined PIMCO in Tokyo as a senior vice president and Japanese interest rate portfolio manager.
May 10, 2013 | 01:03 am
TIAA-CREF Asset Management picks new president
Robert Leary was named president of TIAA-CREF Asset Management and executive vice president of parent TIAA-CREF, effective June 24.
May 09, 2013 | 12:26 pm
Lincoln National revamps DC investment options
Lincoln National Corp., Radnor, Pa., is overhauling investment options of its two 401(k) plans and its money purchase plan.
May 09, 2013 | 02:27 pm
Sacramento County Employees pension fund taps Brandywine for global bonds
Sacramento County (Calif.) Employees' Retirement System hired Brandywine Global Investment Management to run a global fixed-income portfolio, according to recently released minutes...
May 09, 2013 | 03:55 pm
J.P. Morgan Asset Management to buy Manhattan building
J.P. Morgan Asset Management is acquiring a 31-story office tower in midtown Manhattan for around $750 million, several sources say.
May 07, 2013 | 09:57 am
Northern Trust taps its India CEO to run Hong Kong, regional services
Brian Ovaert, a 21-year Northern Trust veteran, was appointed as the firm’s country manager for Hong Kong.
May 07, 2013 | 05:25 am
DC plans need simpler menus, DCIIA study finds
Defined contribution plan executives need to simplify investment lineups but still focus on participants' investment styles, DCIIA study suggests.
May 06, 2013 | 08:00 am
Vanguard to launch its first ETF in Asia ex-Australia
Vanguard is poised to list an exchange traded fund in Hong Kong - the company's first ETF in Asia ex-Australia, confirmed Shelly Painter, Vanguard's Hong Kong-based Asia regional managing director.
May 06, 2013 | 05:24 am
PIMCO still riding 'central bank wave'
It's time to take some risk off the table in anticipation of the day when central banks stop supporting asset prices and economies have to stand on their own, according to Mohamed El-Erian, chief...
May 03, 2013 | 11:53 am
AllianceBernstein's assets tick up 3.1% in quarter, 5.8% in year
AllianceBernstein had $443.2 billion in assets under management as of March 31, a 3.1% increase from three months earlier and a 5.8% gain from the first quarter of 2011.
