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March Proves Challenging for Core Fixed Income
March was a difficult month for active core fixed income managers, as the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index fell -1.8%. Uncertainty related to the impact of the Iran War on oil prices and subsequently inflation, pushed rates higher across the Treasury...
Uncertainty versus Change
Seems like we have a conflict within the management of defined benefit plans. On one hand, human beings (plan sponsors) despise uncertainty . But nearly all public DB pension plans are embracing uncertainty in how they are managed. How? Through...
An Element of Certainty Can Be Achieved
I've spent the last few days attending my first GAPPT conference in Braselton, GA. The conference has been terrific as the venue is beautiful, the attendees/trustees delightful, and the speakers/topics topnotch. Senior, highly experienced members of our pension community have...
Markets Hate Uncertainty
I've published many posts on the impact of uncertainty on the well-being of individuals and our capital markets. In neither case are the outcomes positive. What we are witnessing in the last several trading days is the direct result of...
Risk On or Risk Off?
I have the pleasure of speaking at the Opal/LATEC conference on Thursday. My panel has been given the topic of Risk On or Risk Off: How Are You Adjusting Your Portfolio, and Which Investment Risks Concern You Most? I think...
Interesting Insights From Ortec Finance
PensionAge's, Paige Perrin, has produced an article that referenced recent research from Ortec Finance. The research, which surveyed senior pension fund executives in the UK, US, the Netherlands, Canada, and the Nordics, found that 77% believe that risk will be...
P&I: Asset Owner CIOs See Uncertainty in 2025
By: Russ Kamp, Managing Director, Ryan ALM, Inc. P&I is out with a story today about asset owner CIOs "forecasting" uncertainty for 2025. The capital markets are always uncertain. It only takes a "surprise" to disrupt even the most obvious...