Pensions & Investments on June 14-16 convened asset owners, money managers and thought leaders from around the world in New York for the 2nd Global Future of Retirement conference. Panels and conversations at the event delved into the economy, retirement policy, demographics, investing and plan design.
Online features include videos of conversations with BlackRock Inc. Chairman and CEO Laurence D. Fink and Hiromichi Mizuno, executive managing director and chief investment officer of Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund. Find these and more at www.pionline.com/GFOR15.
Inside stories include:
-Why understanding demographics is key to designing effective retirement systems.
-The importance of increasing awareness of risk to the investment of retirement assets.
-How retirement plan design needs to evolve to accommodate longer life spans and the shift to defined contribution plans from traditional defined benefit.