Asset management
EC argument for ‘bigger and better’ Iorp directive misguided - NAPF
Solvency II is the wrong starting point for new occupational pension directive, says James Walsh
LTCM had ‘too much risk to be sustainable’ says Myron Scholes
Collapse of Long Term Capital Management was due to excessive leverage and shows perils of over-reliance on classical portfolio theory
Pension scheme risk transfer deals up 400% on past quarter
Several longevity swap transactions are in the pipeline despite market turmoil, says Hymans Robertson's Patrick Bloomfield
US funds seeing ‘increasing demand’ for pension risk management
Pension funds in the US are becoming increasingly aware of the need for pension risk management and pension risk transfers, as new pension regulations are implemented
Study says funds of hedge funds see limited diversification benefits
FoHFs see limited diversification benefits
European Parliament calls for delay in Solvency II implementation
Parliament calls for delay but European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority says it would like aspects of implementation to start now
Plural Partners: Plural Investments
Lessons from baseball
Continued volatility as US and Europe face persistent debt problems
Rearranging deck chairs
Commodity hedge funds look forward to robust rally
Weathering the storm
Hedge fund strategies trend to negative in June
Eurekahedge data shows mixed June results
Investable indexes: June 2011 returns
The June returns for Dow Jones Investable Indexes, Frontier Capital Multi Asset Platform Fund versus the indexes, Hedge Fund Research Indexes and Lyxor Alternative Index.
Granada Europe Fund: Swiss Hedge Capital
Rational hedging
Asian hedge funds eschew custody arrangements to safeguard assets
Lack of safeguards
Range of hedge fund strategies offer inflation protection for investors
Which asset classes or trades offer the best inflation protection or hedge for investors?
Catastrophe bond issuance may resume in fourth quarter, say experts
Waiting out the storm
Sponsored Q&A: Harneys
Offshore funds hold rank
Sponsored Q&A: Finab and Sadis Goldberg
Reform to put most strain on smaller hedge funds
Australian super funds given risk disclosure guidelines
New guidelines to aid compliance with APRA requirement to disclosure the risk of negative returns on a standardised basis in superannuation funds
Australian distributors upgrade structuring capabilities
Platform for profit