Global Pension Funds: The Coming Storm
The Global Pension Funds Crisis Tens of thousands of Dutch workers took to the streets in the spring of 2019 to protest a proposal to raise the retirement age. Then,…
The Global Pension Funds Crisis Tens of thousands of Dutch workers took to the streets in the spring of 2019 to protest a proposal to raise the retirement age. Then,…
Private real estate funds generally fall into one of three categories. Based on increasing levels of risk and, accordingly, expected returns, a fund’s strategy is designated core, value-added, or opportunistic.…
What will investment firms need to thrive, probably even survive, in the years ahead? Creativity — both possessing it and harnessing it — will be essential. How do we know?…
“If we collect a rock a year, by the time I’m ready to retire we’ll have a lot of rocks.” — Michael Maslin, The New Yorker Collecting rocks is not…
Investment professionals tend to fall into one of two categories based on their attitudes toward environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues, but adherents to both these schools of thought have…
The US labor market has enjoyed strong growth over the last several years. Job creation has been robust, and the unemployment rate has fallen more or less continuously since 2009,…
In the era of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) integration and sustainable investing, how good are we at measuring impact? Not very, says Annu Nieminen, founder and CEO of the…
In today’s investment landscape, a paradigm shift is underway. Economic headwinds, ever-changing financial regulations, and the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) and financial technology are transforming the industry. What clients…
Activism: An Escape Hatch for Active Managers? Active fund managers today are like deer caught in the headlights of oncoming traffic. The exchange-traded fund (ETF) industry is expanding its product…
In a decade of researching women and finance, I have interviewed over 800 highly accomplished women globally from diverse age groups, professions, industries, and backgrounds. Over all those years and…