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Liabilities outrun assets in pension plan race


03 April 2014 New York
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

The funded status of the typical US corporate pension plan declined 0.5 percentage points in March 2014 to 92.1 percent as liabilities increased faster than assets, according to the BNY Mellon Investment Strategy & Solutions Group (ISSG)...
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Don't tighten reins on collateral, warns ICMA


03 April 2014 Brussels
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

ICMA’s European Repo Council has called for regulators to consider the impact of financial regulation on the movement of collateral, highlighting the potential systemic risks of inhibiting collateral fluidity...
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Slight securities lending CCP decrease at OCC


02 April 2014 Chicago
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

OCC's securities lending central counterparty activity was down 1 percent in new loans from March 2013 with 95,094 transactions last month...
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OneChicago sees OCX.NoDivRisk increase


02 April 2014 Chicago
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

More than 40 percent of March month-end open interest was in OneChicago’s OCX.NoDivRisk products, according to the equity finance exchange...
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Cost cutting drives down custody scores


01 April 2014 London
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

In a 2014 survey of global custodians, it was found that Pictet, RBC and BNP Paribas were highest ranked, but that overall, scores declined across the board...
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Gar Wood chooses trio for prime brokerage


31 March 2014 Chicago
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Gar Wood Securities has hired industry veterans Darren Day, Christopher Calvert and Joseph McDonald in an effort to increase the firm's presence in the emerging manager space...
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Think before you diversify


31 March 2014 Luxembourg
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

A risk institute is cautioning institutional investors to look carefully at the effectiveness of their portfolio diversification...
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CalPERS promotes Tom McDonagh


28 March 2014 Los Angeles
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) has named Tom McDonagh as acting senior investment officer for real assets, effective 1 April 2014...
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All change at BNP Paribas


28 March 2014 London
Reporter: Stephen Durham

BNP Paribas has confirmed that the board has promoted existing employee Valentina Crovato and hired James Chan...
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CACEIS designs new real-time portal


27 March 2014 Luxembourg
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

CACEIS has launched a new web portal, designed for mobile use, that will covering its entire service offering...