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 Edition 33 - September 2009

 

• Investing in India conference
• European Investment Forum, France
• Global DC launched
• Improving and regulating the alternative investments industry
• Improving Target Date Lifecycle Funds
• Investment strategies review with Jon Exley
• Managing trustee time and resources with implemented consulting
• Riders on the storm - The case for boutique fund managers
• The art of delegation
• What the Hill? Changes in Washington and impacts for institutional investors
• Why consider ESG factors

 

 Edition 32 - July 2009

 

• Carbon risk and carbon trading: Investment considerations
• Has the GFC bumped ESG off the agenda?
• HRadio: UK DC plan members turn to cash funds in turbulent market
• Infrastrucute - Still On Track, Proceed with Caution
• Leading through unprecedented times
• Managing pension risk in unprecented times
• Mercer sees DC account balance recovery as a significant challenge for near retirees
• Mercer wins gold in real estate awards
• Opportunity Knocks? Treasury Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF)
• Superannuation fund liquidity: The elephant in the room
• The approaching prospects in leveraged loans

 

 Edition 31 - April 2009

 

• 2009 European Asset Allocation Survey
• 2009 European Investment Forum
• 2009 Mercer investment consulting award wins
• Australian investment surveys
• Default funds - the future
• Foresight e-newsletter: Picture not so perfect - the outlook for pension investments
• Hedge funds: Should clients be comfortable making new capital allocations to hedge funds?
• Hong Kong MPF index - top five performers
• How to access the value of diversification
• IFC-Mercer report shows sustainable investment is rising in emerging markets
• Investment strategies review
• Leading through unprecedented times - Australia
• New guidelines for Defined Benefit scheme trustees
• Taking ESG to the next level - 1,500 strategies now rated

 

 Edition 30 - February 2009

 

• Mercer asset manager fee survey 2008
• 2009 Mercer European Investment Forum (Save the date): Event date: 13-14 May 2009
• 2009 - Global - Cleantech investment issues in private equity markets
• Cash and cash funds - A primer
• Market turmoil in DC - Where do we go from here?
• Mercer offers "carbon footprint" analysis of client portfolios
• National Funds
• Opportunity knocks?
• The consultant's role in responsible investment
• US DC
• Pension risk management

 

 Edition 29 - December 2008

 

• DC Connections
• Infrastructure on the defensive: The performance of infrastructure in a credit crisis
• Insurance Linked Securities: The case for an uncorrelated alternative
• iRFM interConnections - Minding the 'gap': Credit spreads and LDI
• Mercer predicts key investment trends for 2009: Aus/NZ
• Mercer voted consultant of the year at IPE awards
• Rebalancing in times of troubled markets
• Responsible investment and property
• The tail that wags the dog: Modelling tail risk in alternatives
• UPDATE: Turbulent financial markets: Impact on DC plans

 

 Edition 28 - October 2008

 

• Special edition: Current market events
• Abstract: Best practice asset allocation and risk management for sovereign wealth funds
• Integrating ESG to enhance portfolio value
• Investment opportunities: emerging alternatives markets
• Interview - Andrew Kirton on the changing role of consultants

 

 Edition 27 - July 2008  

 

• 2008 Mercer European Investment Forum - Amsterdam
• Capital Behemoths - The buzz around Sovereign Wealth Funds
• ESG ratings of fund managers - a step closer towards the mainstreaming of ESG integration
• Let's stay together? Points to ponder before firing your fund manager
• Should we be shorting oil?
• Taking stock: The changing face of the New Zealand equity sector
• Top 10 myths about liability driven investments
• Video: Defined Contribution Retirement Plans Around the World 

   

 Edition 26 - May 2008  

 

• Mercer appoints Tim Gardener as global chief investment strategist
• Mercer announces senior leadership appointments to support growth in its investment businesses
• 2007 Manager Search Trends
• DC Connections: Lifecycle funds - one size fits all?
• A fistful of yuan: the good, the bad and the ugly
• Fund manager search activity in New Zealand reaches new highs
• Investing responsibly in alternatives
• Introduction to investment alternatives: diversification an optimisation

 

 Edition 25 - March 2008

 

• European Investment Forum
• Asia Pacific Investment Forum
• Australian investment surveys
• Candian pooled fund survey index
• Investment dictionary
• Mercer launches investment consulting business in India
• Stock market volatility: Mercer viewpoint
• We've passed the 'Tipping Point' - 2007 in review and outlook for 2008

 

 Edition 24 - November 2007

 

• Fifth annual carbon disclosure project launched
• European Investment Forum
• Is shareholder activism here to stay?
• Long/short equity: the theory and practice
• Mercer voted European investment consultancy of the year - top for the fifth consecutive year
• Passive hedge fund investing
• Quants and the sub-prime fallout
• Time to bring operational risks to light
• To diversify or not to diversify?

 

 Edition 23 - August 2007  

  

• 2006 Manager search trends
• Active extension strategies - Relaxing the long-only constraint
• Equity options for pension funds
• Mercer Sentinel®
• To diversify or not to diversify?
• US private and public real estate investment returns in 2007 likely to lag a strong 2006
• Weight of money

 

 Edition 22 - April 2007

  

• 2007 European asset allocation
• Alpha alternatives
• Asia Pacific Investment Focus 2007
• Asia Pacific perspectives
• Aus/NZ investment surveys
• Canadian pooled fund survey index
• International property investment
• US institutional plans post positive fourth-quarter returns

 

 Edition 21 - December 2006

  

• 2006 Global Fee Survey
• The changing face of alternative investing
• US commercial real estate investment returns attractive
• Charity & ethical fund update
• The Asia pension puzzle

 

 Edition 20 - October 2006

  

• Fund of hedge funds' survey
• Asia Pacific perspectives
• Introducing the alternative alternatives
• Is your pension fund asset strategy rational? An optimal structure
• Better transparency and greater control consolidates alpha
• Navigating hedge fund implementation

 

 Edition 19 - July 2006

  

• European asset allocation
• Asset allocation issues in lifecycle fund selection and design
• Taking the long view
• Investment principles for tomorrow
• Asia Pacific perspectives
• Sentinel perspective

 

 Edition 18 - May 2006

  

• Manager search trends year-end report 2005
• Stockholm investment seminar - Implementing new strategies
• 2006 fearless forecast: What do investment managers think about responsible investment?
• Searching for the magic number
• Trustees think different - An alternative perspective
• Hedge fund industry faces 2006 performance challenges

 

 Edition 17 - March 2006

  

• A guide to behavioural finance
• UK stock market concentration: what should charities do about it?
• The importance of style analysis: an investment advisor's perspective
• Hedge Funds of Funds survey - The survival of the fittest - Executive summary
• Recent private equity markets' strength could lead to disappointment for many committing new funds
• Perspectives on responsible investment

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