Liability-Driven Investing Served Pension Funds Better Than Traditional Allocations in 2008.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Pension funds that used so-called liability-driven investment (LDI) strategies outperformed funds with traditional asset allocations in 2008 by a significant margin, according to Watson Wyatt, a leading global consulting firm. LDI strategies seek to reduce pension funding volatility by aligning investments more...

The next catastrophe: think Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were a politicized financial disaster? Just wait until pension funds implode.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] FUNDS WORTH trillions of dollars start to plummet in value. Political pressure to be "socially responsible" distorts the market decisions of government-related enterprises, leading to risky investments. Investors who once considered their retirements safely protected wake up to a sinking feeling of uncertainty and gloom....

Mellon Capital Management Launches Long Bond Strategy to Help Pension Funds Protect Against Market Volatility.
Strategy Launches with $100 Million in Assets from Three Clients SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mellon Capital Management Corporation, part of BNY Mellon Asset Management, has launched its High Quality Long Corporate Bond Strategy with $100 million in assets from three clients. The strategy, which was...

Democratizing pension funds; corporate governance and accountability.
9780774813976 Democratizing pension funds; corporate governance and accountability. Davis, Ronald B. U. of British Columbia Press 2008 244 pages $85.00 Hardcover HD7105 Those participating in pensions are generally assumed to be...

Pensions at work; socially responsible investment of union-based pension funds.
9780802093103 Pensions at work; socially responsible investment of union-based pension funds. Ed. by Jack Quarter et al. U. of Toronto Press 2008 291 pages $75.00 Hardcover HD7105 The editors (all of...

Govt likely to exempt PSBs from FBT on pension funds.
Byline: Priti Patnaik NEW DELHI: The government is examining a proposal to exempt public sector banks from fringe benefit tax (FBT) on their contribution to statutory pension funds. The banking industry believes that since the pension schemes are not voluntary, they should not attract FBT. ...

UTI looks at PSUs, pension funds to boost valuations ahead of IPO.
Byline: Gaurav Pai MUMBAI: Ahead of its impending initial public offering (IPO), UTI Asset Management Company is in the process of developing its divisions for managing surplus funds of public sector undertakings and pension funds in the hope that these steps will boost its valuations. ...

UTI looks at PSUs, pension funds to boost valuations.
Byline: Gaurav Pai MUMBAI: Ahead of its impending initial public offering (IPO), UTI Asset Management Company is in the process of developing its divisions for managing surplus funds of public sector undertakings and pension funds in the hope that these steps will boost its valuations. ...

Pension funds to be exempted from tax?
Byline: Pradeep Thakur & Sidhartha NEW DELHI: Soon there could be another reason for you to save for old age. The government may completely exempt investments in pension funds from taxes. Money parked in pension funds at present entitles investors to a tax rebate at the time...

Pension funds to be exempted from tax?
Byline: Pradeep Thakur & Sidhartha NEW DELHI: Soon there could be another reason for you to save for old age. The government may completely exempt investments in pension funds from taxes. Money parked in pension funds at present entitles investors to a tax rebate at the time...