Tag Archives: pensions
Best Practices in Pension Fund Management: The Canadian Model
What is the highly acclaimed Canadian public pension fund model, and can its methods be translated to other countries? Read More
A New Model for Pension Management
Keith P. Ambachtsheer, long an outspoken advocate for pension reform, gave a sober assessment of the state of the world’s workplace retirement plans, praising the relative strength of plans in northern Europe while declaring those in southern Europe to be a “disaster.” Read More
Five Essential Issues for Financial Professionals in the Year Ahead
New investment platforms and technological advances are changing the work of investment professionals and transforming investment paradigms. Read More
Financial Times Video: “Taking the Temperature of How the Smart Money Is Thinking”
John Authers queries speakers on a wide range of topics, including systemic risk, the global pensions crisis, and behavioral finance. Read More
Bill Sharpe: Past, Present, and Future Financial Thinking (Video)
Nobel laureate Bill Sharpe sat down with Kepos Capital’s Robert Litterman to discuss theory and practice in investment management. Read More
Restoring Trust in Finance: Remember That “It’s Always Someone Else’s Money”
Three practitioners offer some straightforward suggestions for changing the trajectory of the financial profession. Read More
Asia and the Future of Finance: Restoring Trust Is an Urgent Task
Asia holds an eminent position in the post-crisis global financial order — and has a large stake both in restoring trust in the financial system and in shaping its future. Read More
A Three-Step Framework for Analyzing Defined Benefit Pension Plans
To determine the true economic status of a company’s plan, investors must look beyond the pension expense number on corporate income statements, says Credit Suisse’s David Zion, CFA. Read More
