AIF Institute hires former Texas ERS deputy CIO as executive director
January 15, 2021 03:48:44 PMSharmila Chatterjee Kassam was named executive director of AIF Institute, the educational resource arm of economic think tank AIF Global.
Morningstar to acquire remaining stake in Sustainalytics
April 21, 2020 02:59:26 PMMorningstar will acquire the remaining 60% stake in Sustainalytics, in a deal giving it 100% ownership of the ESG ratings and research firm.
Wharton awarded $8 million to establish quantitative finance major
April 02, 2020 02:57:11 PMBruce I. Jacobs made an $8 million donation to The Wharton School to establish a professorship in quantitative finance and academic award.
TABB Group to close firm under pressure from virus outbreak
March 13, 2020 05:21:05 PMTABB Group has decided to wind down the firm due to pressure from the coronavirus outbreak.
Moody’s and Mercer provide free online access to coronavirus analysis
March 10, 2020 03:09:27 PMMoody’s and Mercer are offering research and analysis on the impact of the coronavirus on credit markets and the global economy online.
MSCI acquires minority interest in Burgiss Group
January 22, 2020 03:06:20 PMIndex provider and analytics firm MSCI agreed to invest $190 million for a minority interest in data and analytics firm Burgiss Group.
CRISIL to acquire Greenwich Associates
December 19, 2019 05:46:44 PMCRISIL, S&P Global's majority-owned securities ratings affiliate based in Mumbai, has agreed to acquire Greenwich Associates.
Global curve carry strategies have potential to outperform – paper
August 12, 2019 08:35:34 AMGlobal curve carry strategies have strong potential for excess returns above bond benchmarks, a research paper from the CFA Institute finds.
CFRA acquires ETF data and analytics firm First Bridge Data
August 05, 2019 07:00:00 AMResearch firm CFRA purchased First Bridge Data, a global ETF data and analytics firm, in a move designed to bolster its service offerings.
Association created for global study of pensions
August 05, 2019 12:00:00 AMEconomists and pension experts are creating a new international association to promote research on pensions, retirement and aging.
Equistone to acquire majority stake in Moody's research unit
July 17, 2019 12:00:49 PMEquistone Partners Europe agreed to acquire a majority stake in Moody's Analytics Knowledge Services from Moody's Corp.
ICI uses new site to highlight research, data
September 17, 2018 01:00:00 AMICI has started a website devoted to retirement issues and its research.
AQR Insight Award granted to 2 papers this year
June 28, 2018 01:00:00 AMTwo academic papers shared first place in AQR Capital Management's seventh annual AQR Insight Award.
P&I expands coverage of British DB data
March 05, 2018 12:00:00 AMP&I's Research Center now includes data, including performance, on U.K. pension plans.
Rotman International Center for Pension Management taps associate director of research
September 19, 2017 01:00:00 AMMikhail Simutin was named associate director of research at the Rotman International Center for Pension Management.