Leo Kolivakis's blog
Record US Employer Contributions In 2010
Submitted by Leo Kolivakis on 03/29/2011 21:36 -0500Large US corporate defined-benefit pension plans experienced record sponsor contributions last year, consulting firm Milliman Inc. reported in a study, saying a decline in discount rates fueled record levels of pension expense and cash contributions.
Have Hedge Funds Grown Too Large?
Submitted by Leo Kolivakis on 03/28/2011 20:55 -0500The hedge fund industry's strong rebound from the credit crisis has prompted investors to ask whether some funds have grown too large and inflexible to keep delivering bumper returns for which the sector is famous. Are these concerns justified?
1999 Or 2008 All Over Again?
Submitted by Leo Kolivakis on 03/27/2011 14:57 -0500Alright all you Zero Hedge bears, time to weigh in on my latest comment (sarcasm ON)...
Sun Setting on Greece and Eurozone?
Submitted by Leo Kolivakis on 03/25/2011 23:57 -0500Are Greece and Eurozone doomed? I'm not buying the drama...
Canada’s Mortgage Monster?
Submitted by Leo Kolivakis on 03/24/2011 20:49 -0500Has Canada become the world's largest subprime lender?
UK Schemes Transferring Pension Risk?
Submitted by Leo Kolivakis on 03/23/2011 21:04 -0500A new report from pensions and benefits experts Hymans Robertson has predicted that around £20bn of pensions liabilities could be transfered to banks and insurance companies in the next 18 months, taking the total value of this market to £50bn.
How to Stop the Public Pension Brain Drain?
Submitted by Leo Kolivakis on 03/22/2011 22:17 -0500Everything you wanted to know on how to stop the US public pension fund 'brain drain' but were afraid to ask...
Norway's SWF Worried About Inflation?
Submitted by Leo Kolivakis on 03/21/2011 17:25 -0500In a move to combat rising inflation, Norway's Government Pension Fund Global, valued at $548 billion at the end of last year, is slashing its bond holdings and shifting to real estate and infrastructure...
On The Road to Liberation?
Submitted by Leo Kolivakis on 03/20/2011 17:22 -0500My experience with the CCSVI treatment...
The Great Japanese Unwind?
Submitted by Leo Kolivakis on 03/16/2011 20:19 -0500The death of the yen carry trade? Sounds like mass hysteria to me...
CalPERS Holds Assumed Return Rate at 7.75%
Submitted by Leo Kolivakis on 03/15/2011 22:25 -0500Board members of the nation's largest public pension fund have rejected a proposal to reduce the fund's estimated future investment returns.
Corruption at CalPERS?
Submitted by Leo Kolivakis on 03/14/2011 23:17 -0500In a scathing report, a former chief executive of the California public employee pension fund was accused of pressuring subordinates to invest billions of dollars of pension money with politically connected firms...
CalPERS Lowering its Investment Target?
Submitted by Leo Kolivakis on 03/13/2011 23:25 -0500The nation's largest public pension fund could make a small accounting change that would carry a large price tag for taxpayers when board members meet this week...
Public Option for Pension Security?
Submitted by Leo Kolivakis on 03/12/2011 21:03 -0500Who says large public defined-benefit plans can't compete in the PRPP space?
