Janus Capital Group slashes total pay of CEO Weil
Janus Capital Group Inc. cut the total pay of chief executive Richard M. Weil by 70% and capped…
Growth-happy plans eye emerging-markets P-E
More private-equity investors are delving into emerging markets, but significant hurdles remain in the effort to find sustained…
New strategy puts volatility forecast in driver’s seat
Target volatility asset allocation — which aims to maintain a constant level of volatility within an investment portfolio…
Big money management firms add assets as markets rebound
Total assets under management of the largest 500 money managers in the world edged 4.4% higher in 2010, to $64.7 trillion, according to the annual Pensions & Investments/Towers Watson World 500 ranking
Developed-market currency concern taking center stage
More institutions are taking cover as uncertainty surrounding the euro is putting developed-market currency risk at center stage of global investment portfolios, including equities strategies
Investors using ETPs more for risk management
Stomach-turning global volatility has bolstered demand for certain alternative exchange-traded products used by institutions to hedge their portfolios or make directional bets quickly in order to profit from market instability
Japanese stocks may have hit bottom after earthquake
The 9.0-magnitude earthquake that devastated Japan is likely to leave buying opportunities in its aftermath — even as certain economic indicators point in the opposite direction
Tiny green-bonds market looking ready to sprout
Money managers, institutional investors and others are combining efforts to drive the nascent green-bonds market forward, and the fruits of their labor are becoming apparent
ETFs’ siren song still lures managers
As a new crop of money managers and investment banks enters the hot market of exchange-traded funds, the challenge already has proved too much for some in a sector where scale is key.
Bank-owned asset management firms hustle to earn their keep
Money managers owned by global investment banks are re-engineering their business models in response to mounting pressure to earn their keep.
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